Philosophy Books for Beginners - Where and How I Started

[@Rumpelfilmskin]

Extremely grateful for the work you two are doing. Always brings me peace and calm.

[@ReadADayClub]

Thank you Tabish. 🤗🤗 Also, right back at you!

[@AnaMariaBotoser]

I would highly recommend "What is existentialism?" by Simone de Beauvoir, if you haven't read it - it's really contemplative and thought provoking😊

[@ReadADayClub]

Oh really? Never come across this one anywhere. I'll definitely get it soon! I've read her Memoirs and the first novel she wrote - She Came to Stay.

[@AnaMariaBotoser]

@@ReadADayClub yeah, I think she was always overshadowed by Sartre and never taken seriously as a philosopher, but this small book is the closest to what other more well known philosophers around her were writing (about existentialism) - it’s one of those ‘Great Ideas’ books by Penguin😊

[@aratafx6448]

Great video loved the chill vibe and recommendations

[@judygoddard3869]

Bertrand Russell is the best author to start with, especially his Problems of Philosophy. He has a wonderful, crystal clear writing style that makes even the most difficult ideas easy.

[@rattybabby]

Thank you for your videos, I love them!

[@shadazmi5402]

Siddhartha by Hermann Hesse is the best first exposition into philosophy (serious) in my humble opinion.

[@KellyannMitchell]

Thanks for these recommendations, I'll make sure to check out the ones I didn't own already. I'm slowly reading Marcus Aurelius and so far what I've read, I'm enjoying it.

[@prithakundu1082]

Your videos are too peaceful to watch, it gives a kind of solace in the way you both put the thoughts 😊. I develop each time I read your recommendations both as a reader and as a person 😊

[@ReadADayClub]

Thanks for sharing your thoughts. This makes me so happy, really. Thank you so much. I'm so glad our videos have that effect on you. Shall keep this in mind to motivate us to keep sharing our content. ❤❤

[@prakash3295]

U didn't mentioned Sophie world,its the best one out there,who want to about philosophy

[@ZainabQudsia-w1h]

Long time no video 😊... Eagerly waiting!

[@keyuraundhekar]

So grateful that I found this channel... Like a pre-ordained spiritual relationship Thank You 🤌

[@ReadADayClub]

Wow, thank you so much for your lovely words. 😇💛💛

[@haruki-b]

hey, i love your videos, thanks

[@radiantchristina]

Great selection. I recently read "Metaphysical Animals: How Four Women Brought Philosophy Back to Life", and I highly recommend .

[@radiantchristina]

Also, I just ordered The Visionaries: Arendt, Beauvoir, Rand, Weil, and the Power of Philosophy in Dark Times - i have not yet received it but i look forward to reading it .

[@ReadADayClub]

Wow, I'm gonna check it out right away. The Visionaries: Arendt, Beauvoir, Rand, Weil, and the Power of Philosophy in Dark Times - that's a mouthful! Thank you for this recommendation. :):)

[@sadashiva1708]

That's a great list, some of which were my introductions too. And I'm certainly one who thinks life is too long, probably more so cause of the time and place we find ourselves in this modern world, among other aspects of our condition.

[@ReadADayClub]

Thank you! 😃 Yeah it's true and I can understand why life feels too long. I think it has a lot to do with where we are, as you said, in terms of time and place.

[@aniketdeshmukh3879]

Wowww😊..... Another great video with amazing recommendations. Will definitely give all of them a read😄. Also i wanted to know is MEDITATIONS a good book to start reading about Stoicism🤔??? ..... it would also be great if you could give some more recos about some Indian books about philosophy as well😃✌🏻✌🏻✌🏻

[@shrainmusic]

Such a peaceful and informative video. Thanks for the further recommendations. I am currently reading Meditations. Would love to see you make a video on The Creative Act by Rick Rubin. (I dont know if it falls in your reading interests but I hope you look into it.)

[@ReadADayClub]

You're so welcome! I shall definitely look into The Creative Act, thank you so much for the recommendation. :):)

[@Rajmohan13Nayak]

Another Banger🎉

[@flavius_pisapia_sculpture]

The Philosophy of Freedom by Rudolf Steiner is the most pertinent philosophy for our age.

[@Coderama]

Loved the video

[@taufeeqhussain3203]

You need to have Albert Camu's The Stranger and The Plague as well.

[@ReadADayClub]

I know 🤩

[@ishangyan9051]

Don't start N with beyond good and evil or birth of tragedy, read Kauffman first. Than start with Twilight of the idols, than Gay Science, than Dawn. Kauffman with twilight of the idols is the best place to start imo. BOT is Nietzsche's first work and it is written before his break with Wagner and Schopenhauer after which his works is unrecognisable, BGE is so hard anyone who hasn't read his other texts is bound to mess up.

[@lady_lazarus_]

hey loved the video... may i ask which mic did you use?

[@aparichitsharma1909]

The first time I came across a video by Read A Day Club was when I was looking for some notes/inputs/digitalpatsontheback on The Concept Of Anxiety by Kierkegaard. And there you were, trying navigate through the dense threads of Kierkegaard's brain in your video. Pretty Awesome.

[@ReadADayClub]

Thank you 🌻🌻 What a book though -- The Concept of Anxiety! Really reframes your perspective on how we feel anxiety and why.

[@aparichitsharma1909]

@@ReadADayClub Well, of course, Kierkegaard takes great delight (or suffers terrible angst) in facilitating all that reframing for the reader. The reader herself undergoes something similar. And then, while recovering from all the existential hangover, the reader summarizes her response to the entire Kierkegaardian philosophy and the individual Kierkegaard into one word: "Cute."

[@kvvishnu7331]

Why no new updates from this channel??😊 I hope you both are reading all this time to give new book recommendations.

[@ReadADayClub]

We will be back soon! With many, many book recommendations. 🤓🤓

[@soraaaa4158]

I think adding Nietzsche in a list made for Beginners is not good. I have been reading Beyond Good and Evil and to understand most of that book you need to understand the ideas of Philosopher's that N refers in his book. This automatically makes it a non beginner book because the kind of background it requires is not beginnerish

[@ReadADayClub]

Yes, what you're saying makes sense but I'm also referring to my personal experience here. One of the reasons I got knee-deep into philosophy was Nietzsche. His work, even though complex, is quite accessible and this accessibility is what's so appealing, which is something I appreciated even as a beginner.

[@paulk2665]

I think you would enjoy ‘The Story of Philosophy’ by Will Durant. Happy reading!

[@abhradas6433]

Which book do you recommend... Story of philosophy by Durant or History of philosophy by Russell

[@ReadADayClub]

I have read The Story of Philosophy by Durant and I can see how it might be perfect for beginners to dip their toe in before committing to any serious works of philosophy. As for Russell's History of Philosophy, not yet read that one.

[@Rumpelfilmskin]

A brilliantly composed book. Glad to see you recommending it. :)

[@ksdiy240]

Hey Ayesha, its always good to hear from you. I am actually thinking to read The Magic Mountain by Thomas Mann, whats your thought on that book?

[@ReadADayClub]

Thank you. :):) (also, sorry for the super-late response) I haven't read The Magic Mountain yet. I've always wanted to read it though, especially after reading Norwegian Wood because the protagonist reads the book and I'm very curious to know why Murakami chose that book for the protagonist to read. NW is one of my favourite books of all time, so I'm really looking forward to reading The Magic Mountain.

[@ksdiy240]

@@ReadADayClub Its alright, you must be busy somewhere else. Even I got fascinated by the same thing. Why Magic Mountain. I even checked out books like The Centuar while reading the book.

[@Adityaace]

Thanks for a video for beginners, yes this is helpful. I understand the underlying layers regarding philosophy applies universal. But for initial layers to peel; I feel culture, origin and state effects those. So is there an Indian author that you would recommend for a beginner. And congrats in advance 🩰😀

[@ReadADayClub]

Glad it was helpful, thank you. 😃😃 I think Krishnamurti's pretty great, I've read his The First and Last Freedom and loved it!

[@depotemkin]

Hello! When will you shoot a new video?

[@ReadADayClub]

Soon, real soon. :)

[@depotemkin]

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[@tw3638]

Weil's book was the only important one on here. In fact, in the book she literally says that our great tragedy in philosophy is that we built settlements on Greco-Roman thought instead of treating it as a bridge to the transcendent. These midwit stoics don't belong in the same book haul as her just sayin.

[@arunsmit]

Wonderful suggestions I would say. Nietzsche in german is pronounced as "नित्शे.." Reading him may not be very easy for someone who has just ventured into reading philosophy at a very nascent stage..

[@ReadADayClub]

Thank you. :) Oh Nietzsche's works have been read, and not understood at first, but eventually, his words have sunk in.

[@hdcbpxsytahdcbpx]

🙏🙏

[@uzmaparveen4107]

Its kind of funny but omg i so agree with what you said. I really think life is very long lol in oppose to what people say honestly

[@ReadADayClub]

So you know, you get it. :):)

[@Tushar-gg2qf]

Try the translated version of Mary Heys of Meditations… U will not face these issues..!!

[@varunpinjani8513]

I picked russian literature dostevsky notes from the underground and crime and punishment anyways thank you for recommending some good reads

[@shashwatraj7412]

A cat mom and nietzsche girl. I am lowkey scared of you.I would not say hi if i bump into you in public but i do appreciate your content so much much love.

[@ReadADayClub]

Hhmm. Norwegian Wood does feel more fragmented compared to his other works. Pinball is great too. It has that raw, quirky, and experimental quality that is hard not to enjoy.

[@danishiqbal09]

Fear and Trembling, maybe?

[@ReadADayClub]

Of course. 🖤 But some beginners might find it too complex. Or not, it depends on the person I guess. I started with The Sickness unto Death. What a read!

[@ilqar887]

Wait…its not the same girl…

[@vijhaysundar5269]

If you're into Arthur Schopenhauer, try Upanishads. He was fascinated by Hinduism and Buddhism. Though it was purely based on casteisms but the way of thought in the book that enthralled him. If you're a liberal you'll shit on Upanishads but if you go into it with open mindedness, still you'll shit on it however very less. In this period, that book is projected as misogynistic and also demeaning towards lower classes.