/lit/ - Literature

>>7450877
I would say skimming the stanford article on the pre-socratics (http://plato.stanford.edu/entries/presocratics/)) should give you a decent starting point, maybe find a timeline of philosophical schools of thought to guide your research. Like I said, don't waste your time delving into philosophers that don't directly interest you, once you find someone that does (Leibniz was that man for me) then your general understanding of the history will come into play and any further necessary connections can be found within a couple of degrees of separation (i.e. If you want to understand Leibniz it's generally a good idea to have a good grasp of Descartes, Spinoza and the Empiricists).

Godspeed anon, you're in for one hell of a ride. Don't forget to enjoy the journey

>>7450888
His epistemology and metaphysics are so disconnected from reality that they're laughable. Any and all merit his philosophy may have had has been expounded upon and improved in every possible way. His political writings are all that continue to be relevant, and only tangentially. If you seriously believe Plato has anything revolutionary to say then I guarantee you're just coming back from your community college intro to Phil class.

Aristotle is better in every way, shape and form

Please describe to me what you were feeling and thinking about while going through your existential crisis.

I remember feeling alone. I was thinking about giving up on everything. I hoped to stop existing.

What is freedom? If it exists, where does it come from?

Post and discuss literature related to the concept of human freedom.