philosophical books
philosophical books
what are the most common or most popular books about philosophy ?
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Re: philosophical books
I don't know for sure but if you are starting out a good introduction to some of the main themes is to be found in Nigel Warburton's Philosophy: The Basics and Philosophy: The Classics, both Routledge.
To know a bit about how a modern philosopher lived his life you can read Bryan Magee's Confessions of a Philosopher, a journey through Western philosophy (Phoenix).
Nothing beats the real thing and I found useful the anthology Western Philosophy, edited by Cottingham, Blackwell - divided into themes and chronologically with short intro's.
Others may disagree - but that's philosophy.
To know a bit about how a modern philosopher lived his life you can read Bryan Magee's Confessions of a Philosopher, a journey through Western philosophy (Phoenix).
Nothing beats the real thing and I found useful the anthology Western Philosophy, edited by Cottingham, Blackwell - divided into themes and chronologically with short intro's.
Others may disagree - but that's philosophy.
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Russel's History of Western Philosophy is an essential reading too.
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I think you need to be careful when reading Russell now. No book is free from bias but, with his bias toward English-speaking analytical philosophy, Russell's treatment of continental thinkers like Husserl and the American pragmatists is, at best, naive and, at worst, just plain daft. A beautifully wrritten and important historical document no doubt but a wonky introduction to modern philosophy.Nisus wrote:Russel's History of Western Philosophy is an essential reading too.
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He had his faults, I know, but HWP is an excellent reference book nonetheless...
And we should be careful when reading EVERY author...
And we should be careful when reading EVERY author...
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I think I said this in my post. My point is that there are better introductions to philosophy available. The problem with Russell's book is that it's a polemic masquerading as an introduction.And we should be careful when reading EVERY author...
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Cite other good introductions to Philosophy that you know then...Rortabend wrote: I think I said this in my post. My point is that there are better introductions to philosophy available. The problem with Russell's book is that it's a polemic masquerading as an introduction.
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Think by Simon Blackburn.
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The Story of Philosophy by Will Durant
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A good introduction to the other side...
An Introduction to Continental Philosophy by David West
An Introduction to Continental Philosophy by David West