Philosophy book recommendations

Pirsig 3. This is a very personal one. Proust, according to Emily, was at pains to distance himself from the ideas of Bergson.

Philosophy textbooks

Perhaps, it might even change your mind. If Plato were on a speaking tour today, what would he tell us? All you have to do is turn on the news. Am I saying that right— Berg -son? Simone de Beauvoir. To vote on books not in the list or books you couldn't find in the list, you can click on the tab add books to this list and then choose from your books, or simply search.

This one offers a fully fledged out philosophy for how to get things done, both in work and in life. Essays and Lectures by Ralph Waldo Emerson 4. If you are the interviewee and would like to update your choice of books or even just what you say about them please email us at [email protected].

Top 10 best philosophy books

They address quite similar issues. On Liberty by John Stuart Mill 3. But other animals have different levels of ability to sense the world in sophisticated ways, and some have a concept of themselves doing that, or seem to have a concept of that. Nov 27, PM. Digital Minimalism by Cal Newport If you're enjoying this interview, please support us by donating a small amount.

In this case, he uses his calm yet convincing voice to provide essential life advice to young people. I hope those votes for the Mein Kampf are meant to be ironic. Then this book is for you. As an author, he is best known for his introductory philosophy books, listed below:. Tractatus Logico-Philosophicus by Ludwig Wittgenstein 4. This made him an appealing figure to a general audience, and particularly to women.

The Art of War by Sun Tzu 3. She emphasized the importance of freedom and resisting dominant ways of thinking, having lived through Nazi Germany, and survived exile in Paris, and later a certain degree of alienation as an exile in America. You read it. The Nicomachean Ethics by Aristotle Nausea by Jean-Paul Sartre 3. Jonathan Glover , Philosopher.