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I've been interested in this Philosophy idea for some time now. I like to think about things and learn about the thinkers who thought better things. But every time I see a Philosophy book, it's always long, and written with very difficult language. Either because it's translated from some old fuck, or it's just intentionally convoluted. Like, is that huge book really needed when a WIKIPEDIA article is able to sum up what you said in one page? What gives, were the Philosophers pulling my leg?
Essentially, how do I get into Philosophy, but I want to read something actually legible and concise, not fucking hard to read and long. Like an extended Wikipedia page, you know? Like a Philosophy for Dummies (does this exist?) Because listen, I'm not here for the prose of the Philosphers, I'm here for the ideas. Because that's what matters in Philosophy, right (argue me on this).
I'm talking about the Platos, the Epictetes, Foucault, Simulacra and Simulation, etc. I want the ideas, not their poorly, old-English worded, tripe. Do these kind of books exist?
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https://docs.google.com/document/d/1y8_RRaZW5X3xwztjZ4p0XeRplqebYwpmuNNpaN_TkgM/mobilebasic?pli=1
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You have to take classes in philosophy
You can't just read it
Sorry
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Get off your high horse and start working with the text, that's how it's supposed to be and that's what everyone else does
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You should start with intro texts in informal logic, formal logic, rhetoric, metaphysics, epistemology, then read some hermeneutics, and then finally realize that many popular secondary interpretations often miss things about the nuance of the original argument. I've read SEP articles before, that probably are the closest thing you are after (apart from single specialized books on sole philosophers), that sometimes badly characterize a philosopher's thoughts.
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