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My uncle gave my the book 'I am a Strange Loop' by Douglas Hofstadter for Christmas, an interesting look at consciousness. Admittedly I would not have read it had it not been given to me - reading things that you would not otherwise is part of the joy of being given a book - but it has kindled an interest in philosophy. My question, especially to The Hitman who seems to be the local expert on such things, is what philosophical works should I read?
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My brother's recommendations, from most novel-like to least novel-like:
Catch-22 by Joeseph Heller
Fahrenheit 451 by Ray Bradbury
The Stranger by Albert Camuys
Thus Sprach Zarathushtra by Frederick Nietzche
In Enquiry Concerning Human Understanding by David Hume
There's plenty of stuff he can suggest, but that's a good start.
Catch-22 by Joeseph Heller
Fahrenheit 451 by Ray Bradbury
The Stranger by Albert Camuys
Thus Sprach Zarathushtra by Frederick Nietzche
In Enquiry Concerning Human Understanding by David Hume
There's plenty of stuff he can suggest, but that's a good start.
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I'd suggest:
Act of Creation and Ghost in the Machine both by Arthur Koestler.
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I think the best way to get into philosophy is to start at (or near) the beginning. You'll find that just about everything is founded on Plato and Aristotle, so have a look at The Republic, The Symposium, maybe Gorgias (all Plato), as well as Ethics and some others by Aristotle. Might be easier to get a guide to them instead, to get a good overview - Aristotle in particular can get a bit heavy-going. However you simply can't make much sense of a lot of 'hard-core' modern philosophy without a grounding in the classics.
As far as modern stuff goes, it's hard to go past Nietzsche for sheer madness and fun. Beyond Good and Evil is fun - I find Thus Sprach Zarathustra a bit tough. Sartre's good too - Being and Nothingness is his most famous. But it all, of course, depends on what you're interested in. Philosophy is massive - I did Philosophy as part of my final year at High School, and even at that level I looked at about 4 distinct areas of inquiry, with little cross-over.
As far as modern stuff goes, it's hard to go past Nietzsche for sheer madness and fun. Beyond Good and Evil is fun - I find Thus Sprach Zarathustra a bit tough. Sartre's good too - Being and Nothingness is his most famous. But it all, of course, depends on what you're interested in. Philosophy is massive - I did Philosophy as part of my final year at High School, and even at that level I looked at about 4 distinct areas of inquiry, with little cross-over.
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