Very valuable without being dogmatic; thanks.

I found "Tip and Mitten" very difficult!

A Philosophy of Freedom by Rudolf Steiner is the best philosophy book I've ever read. I highly recommend it.

If nothing is objective and everything is relational. Relational to what? What are the objects of relation? You can't have a relationship without something to relate to.

You said Marcus was BCE. Just thought id mention the slight mistake.

Although very difficult to get through and to digest even partially (which is all one can reasonably hope for), Being and Time is one of those books I cannot imagine not having read. Properly considered, it opens up a whole new world of thinking. Thank you for taking the time to make this video.

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Nothing by Aristotle? Kant? Kiekergaard? Merleau-Ponty?

I read meditations about 4 or 5 times, i picked up epictetus discourses today. I cant wait To dive in

Relating Dasein to Dependent Origination, brilliant! Instantly got yourself a subscriber.

The best philosophy book I ever read was blank. Excellent life lesson. People getting they're 'philosophy' second hand from books need a dose of reality (LSD).

Thank you!! I'm I the only one who started with Sophie's World? I wonder what "real" philosophers make of this book, I found it very absorbing.

I took a philosophy class in college. Professor was talking about Plato. I was finding what he was saying interesting until he stopped mid-stream, pointed at me and said, “You don’t talk”.F*cking arsehole.

The idea of exercising brain through difficult reading is a marvellous one. I really appreciate and support your view.

Being and time? Best Philosophy Books for Beginners?

Also please explain the divergent viewpoints of philosophical ideas about Time, Consciousness, Being, Truth, Reality . How do we integrate these philosophical ideas and concepts to understand the world ( the world as we see it and the world in us ) ? How can Truth be explored in terms of language, knowledge and mind ?

Just stumbled upon this video, at midnight. And could not resist , so I watched it to the end. Awesome insights , especially the way you have linked those ideas with so much depth and clarity. Thanks a million. Future suggestions : Please make some explanatory videos of current debates in the philosophy of science and philosophy of mind .

I don’t understand this as a list of philosophy books for beginners. Obviously Plato is de rigueur, but so is Aristotle. And not one properly Christian philosopher on the list? Boethius’s “Consolation of Philosophy”, while not explicitly Christian, is charming. There is always Anselm’s “Proslogion” with its famous ontological argument. How about St. Thomas’s treatise on God from the “Summa Theologiae” or the more accessible first book of the “Contra Gentes”? Marcus Aurelius is always appealing, but as an introductory reading in ethics probably not the best, certainly not better than Aristotle. Nietzsche is more a cultural figure and requires an immense background. Hume is a solid choice, but for a beginner the “Enquiry” is probably better than the “Treatise”-as Hume himself would certainly agree. You have some very difficult selections, but also far too specialized. A much more worthy selection would have been Kant’s “Prolegomenon”. Also something of reasonable length by Schopenhauer, who handles difficult issues in a notoriously clear way. Moving to the twentieth century, Bergson beats Wittgenstein by a country mile. For existentialism, rather than Nietzsche, perhaps something by Jaspers or even Sartre or Marcel. Ortega is sadly and unjustly neglected as is Santayana-or what about Santayana’s colleague, William James? How about “Essays in Radical Empiricism”? I don’t know what your chief criterion was but the inclusion of Wittgenstein, Heidegger, and Derrida is beyond baffling. Nagarjuna, on the other hand, is a quite interesting choice. If I were going for the same sort of thing just for fun, maybe bundle together something like the Tao Te Ching with Dionysius the Areopagite’s “Mystical Theology”.

" One day, when Plato was on a morning walk by the side of the sea, he saw a man. It was early in the morning, a little dark - the sun had not risen yet. He could not figure out who the man was. This man was Diogenes and in a spoon he was bringing…He would go to the ocean, take the water in the spoon - he had made a small hole in the sand - pour the water into the sand, and then go back. Plato, standing there, saw him doing it. He looked like a madman. For a moment he thought, “I should not interfere.” But such is the mind - it becomes curious: “Maybe he is not mad; perhaps he is doing something meaningful and I am not aware of it. And what is wrong if I ask him?” So he said, “Please forgive me for interrupting. I don’t want to interrupt you - you may be involved in some great work - but what is going on?” Diogenes said, “I am trying to empty the ocean.” Plato said, “My God, with this teaspoon?” And then the sun was rising and Diogenes started laughing and said, “Plato, what else are you doing?” Then Plato recognized Diogenes. He used to live naked, but that day he was covered with a cloth, just to hide himself, so Plato would not know him at first. Otherwise he might not have interrupted. Plato was simply stunned, he could not answer. Diogenes said, “That’s what you are trying to do. Your mind is nothing but a teaspoon and with it you are trying to exhaust the oceanic existence. What I am doing is just to remind you…I know it is not possible. You should also remember that what you are doing is impossible."

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I have not watched the video yet, but the fact that Being and Time is presented in the thumbnail of this video scares me

Y’know, Samuel Johnson’s Rasselas could use more readers. I like it more than Voltaire’s Candide.

The Tyranny of Words (1938) by Stuart Chase

maybe leave being and time til last

Thank you for this list and providing a good description of the book and why it's important.

Awesome explanations, probably the best I have found on the matter. Definitely deserves more views.

Glad I came across your channel, you have a beautiful way of talking about the books your reviewing you should consider making some book review videos that would be wonderful ❤❤

I liked the video but found the music distracting

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Love your videos. The 7 day meditation course is very helpful though I’m still slow going. Having the usual issue of mind/brain/whatever crazy is in the head just won’t quiet down. Any more trouble shooting tips? Definitely following your posts. Did I miss how the story with the lama ended? The lama had just passed and waiting to here what was said. 😃 Hello to everyone else. Stay amazing. 🤩

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I appreciate your shares!! totally on point for me...right now....Thankyooou..and loved your 7 day meditation course spot on. Video to long for me though lol

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Great video 👏👏👏.can you do a video on how to develop a discipline for a consistent reading habit? Especially for long,hard to read books

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So in this case with inspection reading and analytical reading, are you suggesting we begin with inspection reading and creating a map for ourself, then reading it a second time through analytical reading? Then take notes? Cheers

Hi mate, great video this really was for me! do you suggest these in any particular order? And also do you think I should hold off on reading Plato’s republic for now until I finish his 5 short stories? Cheers

great video, thanks so much

Always a pleasure to find people making content about/around philosophy

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Great introduction to the processes behind being a good philosopher. Philosophy, like religion and science, are not things. They are verbs, actions, and events. Good hermeneutics and interpretation are hard to do, yet one of the reasons they are so rewarding.

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Instead of focusing on “writing is hard/ difficult/ challenging,” please share ways you found to transform the process into one that flows or make it easier.

Post a list of the books here in the comments, please.

As you plan your book, I encourage you to also have an audiobook produced simultaneously, so those who receive information best by listening.