Start with the Russians
Then
>Start with the greeks
Also read the bible lol
Intro Philosophy
Brayden Fisher
Jaxon Green
At the very least read this. Aristotle-skipper.
classics.mit.edu
checked and that is a great image it activated my dopamines
Hudson Harris
>At the very least read this. Aristotle-skipper.
I'm not OP, I'm really wondering what you mean by real vs virtual things.
Josiah Gutierrez
If you and a good intro book to Western philosophy, check out "Great thinkers , great ideas" by Vincent falcone. PDF is out there for free
Colton Foster
Oh. I mean Aristotle addresses actual philosophical problems and labors to define things as accurately as possible according to their nature. He is a make-it-clearer man.
As opposed to 20th century French guys who have an interesting in making up new words and phrases that mean something slightly different from something else, or imagine models of things that do not accurately capture the reality they mean to criticize. They are make-it-cloudy men.
Aaron Cruz
Im also new to philosophy, but I'd recommend the podcast "PhilosophizeThis!". He obviously shouldn't be used as a replacement for actually reading the source material, but I like that he talks a little about each philosopher's background and why their thoughts had an impact.
Plato references the Illiad a lot so I'd recommend at least brushing up on the Illiad and the Odyssey. I'm not sure they warrant a full reading since you probably already know most of the story.
Reading "Achilles in Vietnam" gave me a richer understanding of the Illiad. I found that this was helpful because the author talks about the culture of the greeks at the time it was written. You don't necessarily have to read THIS book, but having a better understanding of greek culture, history, and values will help you appreciate the philosophy of the time.