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    Posted: October 13 2017 at 15:57
I was wondering if anyone here reads philosophy or has an interest in it.

I have recently started reading Neitszche's Beyond Good And Evil and am enjoying it. He makes many interesting, and sometimes valid, points even if I don't agree with everything he says.
Does anyone have any suggestions as to what to read next?
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Points: 3654 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: October 13 2017 at 16:42
I have a strong admiration for Hannah Arendt - among others - but would suggest you instead to read anything by George Steiner - what a huge mind (not strictly a philosopher, mind you)
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Points: 67458 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: October 13 2017 at 16:56
A few short books you might enjoy if you enjoy Nietzsche:

- Notes from the Underground by Dostoevsky
- Fear and Trembling by Kierkegaard
- Introduction to Metaphysics by Heidegger
- Philosophical Inquiries into the Essence of Human Freedom by Schelling
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Points: 3654 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: October 13 2017 at 17:05
I forgot:  "Zen Or The Art Of Motorcycle Maintenance", by Robert Pirsig, is another good reading for starters
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Points: 4255 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: October 13 2017 at 18:32
It depends on your philosophical interests. I have a strong interest in existentialism, nihilism and pessimism ideologies. Works I enjoy inmmensely are some existential novels like Sartre's Nausea and Camus' The Stranger (which I've read more than once), Myth of Sisyphus is an obligatory read too. After reading Nietzsche, I would recommend Schopenhauer and Cioran.
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Points: 37430 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: October 13 2017 at 22:28
I haven't read a lot of Philosophy books since college (covered lots of the classics there). One that I read for myself and had an effect on me was Discipline and Punish by Michel Foucault (that one might interest you).

Jacques Derrida's Margins of Philosophy has been a favourite of mine (and good old Plato's Republic).

The philosophical people I tend to follow the most these days are psychologists and cognitive scientists, but there are various philosophers still going today that I like (I listen to podcasts regularly of a philosophical nature).
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Points: 34086 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: October 14 2017 at 00:21
I would reccomend for its share with and energy, Kants The Critique of Power of Judgemend and Teleology; hes way around perception of aesthetic judgment is very cool to know asa critique of let say reviews.

Walter Benjamin is also a good read
and Schiller
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Points: 72 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: October 14 2017 at 09:46
I have bought a few of the books that were suggested on the Kindle store very cheaply, and have added the ones that weren't on the Kindle store to my "to buy" list. All of them look very interesting and should keep me busy for a while!
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Points: 20671 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: October 14 2017 at 15:38
Originally posted by Quinino Quinino wrote:

I forgot:  "Zen Or The Art Of Motorcycle Maintenance", by Robert Pirsig, is another good reading for starters


Good one....
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Points: 20671 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: October 14 2017 at 15:40
Haven't read any classic philosophy in years...though I used to read a fair amount of 'spiritual philosophy'....I can recommend The Book by Watts and Be Here Now by Ram Dass.
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Points: 3654 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: October 14 2017 at 15:48
^ Gonna check them, too - thx
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Points: 1409 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: October 14 2017 at 20:57
Originally posted by Quinino Quinino wrote:

I forgot:  "Zen Or The Art Of Motorcycle Maintenance", by Robert Pirsig, is another good reading for starters



I love that book
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Points: 1409 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: October 14 2017 at 20:58
Originally posted by dr wu23 dr wu23 wrote:

Haven't read any classic philosophy in years...though I used to read a fair amount of 'spiritual philosophy'....I can recommend The Book by Watts and Be Here Now by Ram Dass.



Be Here Now is really interesting, read that a few times!
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Points: 3654 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: October 15 2017 at 05:56
Originally posted by Thatfabulousalien Thatfabulousalien wrote:

Originally posted by Quinino Quinino wrote:

I forgot:  "Zen Or The Art Of Motorcycle Maintenance", by Robert Pirsig, is another good reading for starters



I love that book


He passed away earlier this year at 88
Lila: An Inquiry into Morals (1991) is interesting too
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Points: 37430 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: October 23 2017 at 11:08
I was going to mention one of my favourites by Bertrand Russell, but didn't for some reason, maybe because Russell was critical of Nietzsche, but loved "A History of Western Philosophy". That should have been more reason to mention it, although I found his analysis on Nietzsche rather superficial that may have shown a lack of understanding. Been ages since I read it (it is a good sort of introductory book to Philosophy). As was said by Deadsouls, it really does depend on your philosophical interests. I'm interested in ethics generally.
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