Philosophy Noob

nice list

I keep having to post this shit:

Read:

Think - Blackburn

A general introduction to philosophy

The Story of Philosophy - Magee

A history of philosophy that is great for laymen. Covers all the main philosophers/philosophies in adequate detail in language that is neither dull or esoteric. Great for getting the gist of the main philosophers.

Then it's up to you.

Do you want to read all the main philosophers?

Are you interested in a certain field? Say logic or ethics? Political theory?

If you want a bit more of a foundation for going off on different paths, read the main fellas (at least their "main works"):

Plato, Aristotle, Descartes, Hume, Kant (yeah I know there's important fellas later on but this is a foundation)

Phenomenologie des Geistes in original Deutsch language is the standard intro to philosophy. It lays the groundwork for understanding all other philosophy. If you want to truly understand philosophy, you have to start with Hegel's Phenomenologie. Now, if you can't read german you could go with a translation. But you have already there made a compromise which will leave you with only half an understanding. Heidegger was right, Deutsch truly is the proper language for philosophizing and english translations simply can't convey the depths of meaning between the lines of german prose.

So either learn german and read Hegel, or start with an english translation of Hegel and settle on a partial understanding. If hegel makes no sense on an immediate intuitive level, you are not cut out for philosophy and should probably spend your time on manners more suited to your nature.

no it's not

>Heidegger was right

He also recommended studying the greeks for 10 years. I bet you haven't done that, pleb.

You are clearly misinformed. You won't have any grasp of what the greeks were talking about without a solid grounding in hegelian dialectics. It is the prolegomena to all further studies in philosophy.

hegel was just plotinus for retards

op read plotinus first and then chong wanfeng

Kant, like Heidegger, shouldn't be read at all. Good post otherwise though.

meme post

Customers are ignorant and not well read, they need something canon and western. You got that Tommy?