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I want to learn Philosophy. How should I start ? (lemmings.world)

submitted 1 year ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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Lately I have found an interest in philosophy. I would love to dig deeper into it when I get the time.

I just started reading Seneca's Letters from a stoic and plan to read Tao te Ching next, as I always wanted to implement thoughts from Stoicism and Taoism in my life.

I'm aware that, randomly reading different philosophical works won't give me much in-depth knowledge.

I want to know what's a good way to go about it and the resources I could use.

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[–] [email protected] 12 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (2 children)

I really dig Philosophize This

Not as in-depth as reading books of course, but it's very pleasant to listen to and you'll get a rough overview of who's who and can then go on to reading something referenced in the podcast that interests you.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 year ago

Agreed, it was my gateway to philosophy. It's gives you a good idea of who the most famous philosophers were, and their greatest contributions. It's very superficial, because you can only say so much in a 20 minutes format, but it's a great start to find who you want to get into.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 9 months ago (1 children)

I want to thank you so much for suggesting this. I'm almost caught up with all the episodes of the podcast and I'm hooked. I just wish I had the time to follow up each episode with supplementary reading.

P.S: sorry for necroposting !

[–] [email protected] 1 points 9 months ago (1 children)

Hey, glad you like it. Such an awesome series, I really admire that guys ability to grasp and summarize these concepts so aptly.

You might like Michael Sugrue, too then https://youtu.be/7Kuk35VNSEc?si=vVHbLlL_vqglSKAq He also covers literature talking about the philosophy behind those books. Also incredibly good.

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