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Philosophy books

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lee_aviator
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any authors you can recommend besides plato and alan watts would be appreciated
Apr 22 2013 5:50PM
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Zimmerman
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Epicarus
Apr 22 2013 5:54PM
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ILLinoisance
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Immanuel Kant
Apr 22 2013 6:03PM
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feihlination
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thus spoke zarathustra is one of my favourites. always feel so dumb when reading it because of its style. i am a german native speaker so i dont really know if it translates all that well.

Apr 22 2013 6:05PM
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whoa-dere
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Jk rowling
Apr 22 2013 6:28PM
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Spinoza
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Spinoza (cool stoic ideas and ideas in metaphysics)
Descartes Meditations ("how do i know i exist")
Zen Buddhism (on your state of mind and how to view the world)
Epictetus (stoicism)
Gettier (challenges Plato's JTB theory of knoweldge)
John Stuart Mill (Utilitarianism)
Find some stuff about Hinduism too, especially Brahman


those are all pretty popular and really stuck out for me
if you want an accurate summary of any of these topics, get it here http://plato.stanford.edu/


Apr 22 2013 6:40PM
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2_fadez
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Kant and Mill are both very good. Also check out Aristotle, Swift and Descartes is you like old dudes
Apr 22 2013 7:15PM
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bigbromskier
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Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance - Robert Persig

Breakfast with Buddha - Roland Merullo

Walden - Thoreau
Apr 22 2013 7:18PM
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Bogs
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you talkin' shit about me, boy?
Apr 22 2013 7:40PM
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white+wolf
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Jiddu Krishnamurti - The awakening of Intelligence, most of his books contain the same ideas. Krishnamurti has been called one of the most "enlightened" individuals in recent history (born in the late 1800s I think). I haven't read nearly enough stuff to have an opinion on that though.

Zarathustra is good, like someone said above but I pefer his later work when he's taking shots at other philosophers and religion


Check of Robert Anton Wilson. Not philosophy per say but his shit will hit the same spot. I recommend first, Prometheus Rising, then Quantum Psychology. Both deals with how humans are basically robots and gives you the tools to break free into higher states of consciousness. Also he wrote some of the most creative and intelligent non fiction I've ever read (1970s i think). We're talking tales of Anarchism and secret societies in the US with twists of physics laced with kinky sex stuff. Illuminatus trilogy and the Schroedingers Cat trilogy.
Apr 22 2013 8:30PM
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Z-Juice
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I lost my philosophy book and my school wants to charge me $90. So if any of you guys see a fat purple book roaming around that says "Intro to Philosophy" on it, let me know.
Apr 22 2013 8:46PM
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[~_~]
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Francis Bacon > all
Apr 22 2013 8:50PM
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louie.mirags
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I'm headed to the book store tomorrow.. any recommendations besides what is here? I also read few watts books and want something similar..
Sep 30 2013 11:20PM
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shibby
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weird i just bought two of those books before seeing this thread. ill definitely get some of the others posted here once i get my kindle

btw that stanford philosophy site is money. does a decent job of summarizing viewpoints and key texts, may or may not have been responsible for me passing modern political thought
Sep 30 2013 11:40PM
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skier58284
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Me
Sep 30 2013 11:58PM
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conchetler
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Not sure if it's exactly what your looking for, but Ishmael is pretty dope. I'm about halfway through it but there are times when I'll be reading along and my mind gets blown. It's a cool book
Oct 1 2013 1:15AM
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Sitch.
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Ayn Rand - The Fountainhead is the best book i ever read

A very controversial book and i dont agree with everything but it is etremely empowering and gives a new outlook on life
Oct 1 2013 1:31AM
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128368798788
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IMO, a lot of the literature out there can be particularly challenging at times. I'm a Phil minor and It took a bit of time to get acquainted with various texts writings and comprehend exactly what the author was trying to argue or conceive / perceive.

Back in my freshman year, in intro to phil 1010, the textbook we were assigned is still my go to book for most fundamental or popular philosophy arguments and figures.

It's a great book as well. It's very insightful in keeping the authors view's unbiased and showing arguments / lectures in both directions with supporting ideas.

http://books.google.com/books?id=_-VOLQAACAAJ&dq=intro+to+philosophy+wolff&hl=en&sa=X&ei=q2lKUpGyFoWQyAG53ICABg&ved=0CD4Q6wEwAQ

If you shop around, its out there for like 5$ too.

TL;DR

This book is great get it.
Oct 1 2013 2:34AM
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128368798788
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its pretty much just a good book to help get you kick started in different directions you want to look further into.
Oct 1 2013 2:37AM
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yourthemannowdog
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The dude that jerked it in public lol. He's a great cynic, but I think Aurelius would be a great guy to start with for the stoic/cynic dialogue.

Some other essentials, Descartes' meditations, Hobbes' Leviathan, Mill's Utilitarianism, Machiavelli's Prince, Kant's Critiques, Spinoza's Ethics, Hume's Treatise, Russell's The Problems of Philosophy, Wittgenstein's Philosophical Investigations, Nagel's Bat.

That will keep you busy
Oct 1 2013 3:10AM
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volvotom
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No one has said Rawls yet? And this is why America is behind the world.
Oct 1 2013 4:09AM
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louie.mirags
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Just because you read one book sophmore year does not mean...
Oct 1 2013 9:07AM
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urbanjib
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Nietzsche. Id only suggest reading if you are in a good mental state however. It ended up bad for me.


Oct 1 2013 9:11AM
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Peter.
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mein kampf by hitler
Oct 1 2013 9:18AM
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MASkier
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nietzsche
Oct 1 2013 9:59AM
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first_rodeo
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PHL

i hated that homo erotica
Why did i have 3 years of learning about molestation







John Stuart Mills
Kant
Freud
Oct 1 2013 10:00AM
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