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[Anonymous No.16534888]

New to literature in general. Gimme some well-known philosophy to help me better understand my relationship with the world.

[Anonymous No.16534911]

>>16534888
>New to literature in general. Gimme some well-known philosophy to help me better understand my relationship with the world.

[Anonymous No.16534921]

>>New to literature in general. Gimme some well-known philosophy to help me better understand my relationship with the world.

[Anonymous No.16534922]

>>16534888
Start with the greeks, no meme

[Anonymous No.16534923]

>>16534911
>>16534921
cmon boss help a nigga get smart

[«Ƹ̵̡Ӝ̵̨̄Ʒ » No.16534926]

>>16534888
Here's the minotaur of Milwaukee's beginner list:
1. Plato, The Last Days of Socrates — this includes four dialogues: the Euthyphro, the Apology, the Crito, and the Phaedo
2. Aristotle, Nicomachean Ethics
3. Epictetus, Discourses, Fragments, Handbook
4. Augustine of Hippo, Confessions
5. Boethius, Consolation of Philosophy
6. Anselm of Canterbury, Three Philosophical Dialogues — this includes On Truth, On Freedom of Choice, and On The Fall of the Devil
7. Thomas Aquinas, Selected Writings — includes a wide selection of Thomas’ works
8. Rene Descartes, Meditations on First Philosophy (with the objections and replies)
9. Mary Wollstonecraft, Vindication of the Rights of Women
10. Friedrich Nietzsche, The Genealogy of Morals
https://medium.com/@Gregory_Sadler/the-10-best-philosophy-books-for-beginners-6d1326f81d5

[Anonymous No.16534928]

>>16534923
>cmon boss help a nigga get smart

[« Ƹ̵̡Ӝ̵̨̄Ʒ » !!oI3er5KKetj No.16534952]

>>16534926
Why bother with all that when there’s Epicurus?

[Anonymous No.16534953]

>>16534888
Have you read Homer?

[Anonymous No.16534994]

Phenomenology of Spirit
If you can't understand it you know philosophy is not your thing and move on before you waste your time leading up to it