/lit/ - Literature

>>19657938
>Boats
For me, it's Planes

I want to read some concise philosophical writings, something like Descartes or Plato's Apology. Give me the shortest phil texts you've got (no post-1918 stuff please)

Let's hypothetically say that I wish to read the entire history of philosophy from Thales to Feyerabend. How long would each period take approximately, assuming a certain level of depth?

>>17943145
It has more to do with historical conditions than how universities operate today. Before WW2, Europeans had figures such as Scheler, Meinong, Dilthey, Spengler, Croce, et al, and that's just for philosophy. I think the cause of this seems to basically boil down to two reasons: (1) Americans in general do not seem to enjoy engaging in philosophy as much as Europeans, e.g. the French or the Italians. (2) As already stated in the OP, America is a nation oriented around business and commerce, and this character is reflected in its academia as well. There doesn't seem to be the same spirit of doing investigation for investigation's sake like it was in Europe. I think this can also be seen in the generally held view that STEM are sort of the new form of trades, i.e. the thing you pursue to get a livelihood. This wasn't the case in Europe during the early 20th century, or the 19th century, for that matter.