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Brainless faggot here, how can i introduce myself to philosophy? I'm interested in nihilism, pessimism, existentialism, metaphysics and also ancient Greek texts, but my knowledge is very basic and i get despondent very quickly 'cause i can't understand what they speak, so i'm here asking for books or guides to introduce me to the philosophy.
The closest thing to philosophy i've been is with novels like "The Plague" and "Le extranger" from Camus, "Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep?" from Philip, Sartre's "nausea" and animes like Evangelion or Lain.

>> No.9341006

>>9340959
honestly first read the wikipedias and IEP and plato.stanford

this will give you context

>> No.9341027

ignore >>9341006

there are far too many dilettantes polluting the field right now. either save for a tutor or a university education or stick to vidya

>> No.9341044

Get into college and major in philosophy

>> No.9341048

>>9340959

You already know who to start with. The specific answer is Plato.

If you want very comprehensive and accessible secondary literature, Copleston's history of philosophy is GOAT.

>> No.9341052
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9341052

>>9340959
Don't listen to this >>9341027 fag. You don't have to be a philosopher to know some shit about philosophy, so as it's been said you can easily start on wikipedia.

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9341060

>>9341027
Universities are polluting the field, 'dilettantes' are trying to save it.

Non-STEM academia is dead.

>> No.9341066

Start with the greeks
Proceed with the romans
Continue with the scholastics
Brave on with enlightenment
Carefully steer clear of empiricucks
Carry on with idealists
Finish with The Bible

>> No.9341072

>>9341066
skip the heathens, straight to the bible

sola scriptura all the way down

context is for catholics, holy spirit will sort you out

>> No.9341088

ignore>>9341052 telling you to ignore>>9341027

>> No.9341143

dont read
just go to church

>> No.9341150

>>9341143
And wait for revelation. Yeah nah, fuck off.

>> No.9341299

>>9341150
>telling a simple man like OP to read Hegel
there's nothing wrong with just listening my man.

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9341643

>>9341088
I JUST WANT TO KNOW WHAT TO DO

>> No.9341664

BORN ON A MOUNTAIN
RAISED IN A CAVE
TRUCKIN AND FUCKIN
IS ALL I CRAVE

>> No.9341696

>>9341060
Even philosophy?

>> No.9341724

>>9341696
Philosophy has been fucked since at least the 60s.

>> No.9341741

>>9341724
Well fuck me, what should I go to university for?

>> No.9341742

Don't listen to these fuckers. Read A New History of Western Philosophy in four volumes by Sir Anthony Kenny. Then read the originals of the philosophers who interest you the most.

>> No.9341759

>>9341741
Law.

>> No.9341771

>>9340959

This:>>9341742

Modern introductory tomes are everywhere if you look hard enough.

>> No.9341772

>>9341741
science technology engenering and mathematics

>> No.9341809

>>9341759
>>9341772
Both interest me.

My issue with STEM is that most engineering and CS student I see are extremely arrogant so they make me not want to do either one of those. Science is cool, but I'm not sure what field would be best for me. And math doesn't interest me really.

Law is cool, but I hear that it's way over saturated atm.

Also isn't the glut of CS and engineering students going to screw everyone over leaving very few great jobs left?

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9341844

>>9341741
STEM or go to tradeschool.

It doesn't matter though, most jobs will be automated soon and in the few years before AI takeover we will probably spend with civil unrest/war, actual war, superbugs, mass migration and natural disaster.

>> No.9341866

>>9341844
so clearly one should study for surviving that. Unless you don't actually believe that's the future and you're just trying to sound prophetic?

>> No.9341983

>>9340959
I started by reading Plato's dialogues. I would recommend them to any beginner.

>> No.9342311

>>9341866
>so clearly one should study for surviving that.
Only if you go by the assumption that the following world will provide the possibility of a life worth living.

> Unless you don't actually believe that's the future and you're just trying to sound prophetic?
The things I mentioned are pretty much inevitable by any reasonable standard. Maybe the AI takeover is debatable.

>> No.9342330

>>9342311
>Only if you go by the assumption that the following world will provide the possibility of a life worth living.

>Implying life's worth living.

>> No.9342361

>>9340959
Read the wikipedia article for all of them, and then shitpost on /lit/ as if you were an expert.

>> No.9342400

>>9341844
OK so STEM it is. What STEM major is the most /lit/?

>> No.9342466

>>9342400
I would say pure mathematics.

Just being a NEET bohemian lumpenprole is still way more /lit/ though.

>> No.9342481

>>9342330
I didn't make that assumption to be honest.