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Who is the best to reading

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  • 16-06-2011 12:39pm
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    roboshatner
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    Been reading bits and pieces of Nietzsche the past few years maybe he is not the best to start of with I don't know.

    Can anyone give me advice on who's the best to start off with.
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    JuliusCaesar
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    Go to Soc - Philosophy for an answer.... Moved the thread from psychology JC


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    roboshatner
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    who is the best to start off with ?


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    18AD
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    Probably the early stuff. The ancient Greeks provided most of the basis for philosophy that came after them. Plato, Aristotle, Socrates.


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    ValJester
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    Roger Scruton's A Short History Of Modern Philosophy, gives you a nice overview of the topic and goes into quite a bit of detail. Reads very easily as well.


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    vigilance
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    consolations of philosophy by alain de botton, it's wide ranging and light, it relates to
    life in general and juxtaposes philosophical arguments with life experiences, i.e. loss, grief, joy, etc


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    SecurityGuy
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    alain de botton's book is a nice reading but has little to do with philosophy.
    I would recommend ancient philosophers to start. Usually easy to understand and at the same time sometimes crazy enough to make it interesting.


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    Joe1919
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    vigilance wrote: »
    consolations of philosophy by alain de botton, it's wide ranging and light, it relates to
    life in general and juxtaposes philosophical arguments with life experiences, i.e. loss, grief, joy, etc

    I agree. I also bought his other book 'Status Anxiety' (which is more of a discussion on the economic side of philosophy e.g. Adam Smith etc) and his essays on Love.


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