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what are the top 50 best / must-read philosophy books? how can i can find this out?

>> No.11563580

"The Philosophy of Redemption" by Mainländer
"The World as Will and Representation" Schopenhauer

>> No.11563738
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>>11563566
Why whould you ever need to read that much philosophy? It only makes sense if philiosophy is your true calling andor major and you need references for your own literary works on the subject.
If you're an idiot, the sheer number won't make you smarter and if you're smart you can form and challenge your opinions with a fraction of that

>> No.11563751

>>11563738
yeah, watching the sopranos is a better use of your time and much more entertaining

>> No.11563756

>>11563738
>Why whould you ever need to read that much philosophy?
i read a lot more than just 50 books

fuck you david lunch

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>>11563756
How's them neurons growing? Can you feel it? Do you feel on par with great minds of the past and the present? Can you challenge them on the debate?

>> No.11563866

>>11563770
yes, i feel really strong right now and i am only 29 and achieved more than the average person around me

>> No.11563870

>>11563580
Zog and brownpilled

>> No.11563877

>>11563738
ok top ten then

>> No.11563893

>>11563870
you mean blackpilled

>> No.11563902

>>11563893
actually i mean greenpilled

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>>11563877
Why are you so obsessed with top lists and ratings?
There's no objective truth in this subject, human thought is in constant flux
What you *need* to read depends on what you're trying to achieve
Do you want to learn about history and evolution of thought for basic knowledge?
Do you want to explore certain themes or subjects and if so, which ones?
Do you want to seem like a smartest guy in the room and get college pussies wet by throwing around cool references?
For most of these question the best answer would probably be "University textbook"

>> No.11564002

>>11563566
Philosophy is not just one thing. Which area do you want to learn about? Logic, ethics, theory of knowledge, history of, metaphysics? And there are more sub disciplines within those. If you have no idea where to start but prefer rigor, I'd follow the above order. For pleasure start with history of philosophy and then read whoever sounds interesting.

>> No.11564153

>>11563972
i've already read a few histories of philosophy and now i want to read the source material, i guess i'm more interested in the evolution of thought but i dont have time to read every single book by each philosopher so i just want a list of maybe like 50 of the most important books

>> No.11564185

>>11563893
Poo>>11563902
Pee

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>>11564153
>reading about philosophy
>too much of a pseud to read actual philosophy
>needs his hand to be held through every step
You'll never make it, begone faux philosophist.

>> No.11564517

>>11564365
Live we in a society?

>> No.11564865

>>11564153
If you've read the histories just pick the ones you like. Didn't you pay attention to what you read? Like a foreskin recovery forum is going to have a better answer for you.

>> No.11565530

>>11563738
>>11563972
objectively based and redpilled, saged thread lads