Has anyone read this? Would it be a good way to start and hopefully

Very biased for better or worse, take everything with a bag of salt

>>9357642
what would you recommend instead of it?

>>9357642
Worse than Bertie Russel?

>>9357636

It's not that good, but it's better than Russell's.

There's honestly no shortcuts when it comes to philosophy. Sit down and read the actual works.

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>>9357654
I'm not really looking for a shortcut, I just want a sort of general introduction to make it easier to get into the authors/works

Like a rundown so I can structure my approach

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>>9357813

You might be looking for an anthology, that way you can read seminal works in a structured way. I like Perry-- you can buy one of the older editions if you don't feel like forking up textbook $$.

>>9357636
I thought it was good. Did not give a single fuck about half of the thinkers in the book though so it was slog at times.

>>9357737
>11 volumes
Might as well just read the origina sources.

>>9357813
Just go through the stanford encyclopedia and read what interests you, them start reading the actual works.

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>>9357917
this sounds like solid advice, thanks

>>9358801
https://docs.google.com/document/u/0/d/1y8_RRaZW5X3xwztjZ4p0XeRplqebYwpmuNNpaN_TkgM/pub

start with the greeks

>>9357813

Anon, you are doing fine. Having a general grasp on the basics of the evolution of philosophy helps a lot. Read those kinds of material, watch videos, discuss some with friends that enjoy that, and try to read some authors while doin research on them on the side.

>>9357646

Such a thing is not possible