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Books and links for beginner philosophy

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Ok people, am really interested in philosophy but don't know were to start can anyone recommend some titles to read?

thanks

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Sophie’s World: A Novel About the History of Philosophy, by Jostein Gaarder. Translated by Paulette Moller. Picador, New York.

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Robert Templer (2024).A Basilisk’s Glance: Poisoners from Plato to Putin. Bui Jones Publisher. See if your library has a copy for free checkout.

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Introduction to Philosophy. Free course offered by https://courses.edX.org

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Free online philosophy courses offered by universities through edX. Subject heading: Learn Philosophy.

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Donald D Hoffman, The Case Against Reality: How evolution hid the truth from our eyes.

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To reiterate an earlier source of philosophical definition, as well as a useful starting point before going more in depth, the Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy may be of merit.

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China Humanities: The individual in Chinese Culture. Free Harvard online classes from edX.org

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Free online classes from edX:

The Divine Comedy: Dante’s Journey to Freedom.

edX.org

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Free online classes from edX:

AI Chatbots Without Programming. Starts 27 February and ends 30 June.

If you post ChatGPT discussions in the Philosophy forum, please ensure that you cite the source per Charter.

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Free online classes from edX:

Religion, Conflict and Peace. Begins now. Ends October 4.

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https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/119183998#Comment_119183998

My research professor insists that all research proposals include a conceptual diagram.

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Free online class from Harvard and edX. “Causal Diagrams: Draw Your Assumptions Before Your Conclusions.”

Google edX and class title.

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Prediction X: Omens, Oracles, and Prophecies. Free online from edX. Taught by Harvard.

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Project Gutenberg is a library of over 60,000 free eBooks.

Subjects: philosophy (sorted by popularity).

https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/subjects/search/?query=philosophy

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The Einstein Revolution. Free online classes from edX.

https://www.edx.org/course/the-einstein-revolution

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Harvard Radcliffe Institute virtual events and exhibitions. Free and open to the public.

radcliffe.harvard.edu

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The Path the Happiness: What Chinese Philosophy Teaches us about the Good Life. Free online Harvard classes from edX.

https://www.edx.org/course/the-path-to-happiness

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Philosophy and Critical Thinking

Free from edX.

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Philosophy & Ethics Courses. Free. From colleges and universities. Hosted by edX. Beginner to advanced.

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Logic and Computational Thinking. Free self-paced online classes by edX. Starts 4 May 2020.

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Titclamp wrote: »

How did ya get on?

Good question.

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Trebor wrote: »

Ok people, am really interested in philosophy but don't know were to start can anyone recommend some titles to read?

thanks

How did ya get on?

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Ethics in AI and Big Data. Free classes from edX. Self-paced. Opened Feb 23.

Who would have thunk that AI and Big Data would be examined for ethics?

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Ethics in AI and Big Data. Free classes from edX. Self-paced. Opened Feb 23.

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Ethics in Action. Free edX classes. Self paced. Current.

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Corporate Social Responsibility. Free edX self-paced classes for business ethics standards (CSR).

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Free edX classes: Philosophy of Science for Engineers and Scientists. Starts now.

Looks like a grand one.

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Free edX classes: Philosophy of Science for Engineers and Scientists. Starts now.

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Another free edX: Libertarian Free Will: Neuroscientific and Philosophical Evidence. Archived: Future Dates To Be Announced.

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Free classes from edX: Ethics in Life Sciences and Healthcare: Exploring Bioethics through Manga. Begins January 15. Self-paced.