Greetings fellows!
Could you fine gentlemen give me a shortlist of the basic and most porminent historical philosophers and their works/best translations?
Im looking for a sortof encyclopedia of world philosophy, ideas, opinions, theories and thoughts. To gain general knowledge and broaden my outlook on life, see things from different perspectives etc.
Best regards, /k/.
Someone post the 11 philosophy charts. Those serve as a great jumping off point plus allow you the ability to branch out into the many given sub fields.
>>7645993
I would personally try to find local group in the area the are enthusiast and join them in the discussion.
at least I tend to learn far more through the active discussion I join in rather then just self reading which serve mainly more common ground in the discussion.
>>7646020
Bumping for this
Chart thread?
>>7646972
Chart thread.
>>7646961
This doesn't seem too bad, does it? I read The symposium and Republic in college and neither were difficult or tedious. Are the others listed here similar?
>>7646949
Actually a pretty good list, but "De Rerum Natura" was written by Lucretius not Epicurus, nevertheless it explains the epicurean thought.
>>7646995
Its more depend on what your underlying question in reading then which text, something that will come afterwards.
http://plato.stanford.edu/
>>7646972
>Gilgamesh
>TKaM
>Tom Clancy
Why even make charts if you'll just add bait to them? Just make a real chart.
>>7646961
Awful and unnecessary
>>7646949
Bloated, and arbitrary and lopsided in its bloat, would be great if it had explanation. I like Boehme too, but most 19 year olds looking to "get into philosopy" probably need an explanation.
>>7646985
Full of horrible translations, unexplained controversial choices
>>7646982
Well-meaning, but some awful choices and poor explanations
This isn't a chart thread. Even if it was the 11 philosophy charts are the real gems.
>>7647063
Someone please post these
>>7645993
https://docs.google.com/document/d/1y8_RRaZW5X3xwztjZ4p0XeRplqebYwpmuNNpaN_TkgM/pub
>>7647046
post your own recommendations you rat fuck
What's the best translation of Meditations?
These are all memes OP; just read Russell's Problems and Philosophy and you're solid as an intro.
Honestly though, you can afford to skip around as long as you don't overreact to new insights.
>>7647745
>denying yourself the experience of anamnesis
>being spoonfed