Three Philosophy Books That Changed My Life #philosophy #Socrates #Aristotle #Hobbes #booktube

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10 ай бұрын

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@dombautistagonzales9656 10 ай бұрын

My top three philosophy books: 1. Fear and Trembling (S. Kierkegaard) 2. Discipline and Punish (M. Foucault) 3. Thus spoke Zarathustra (F. Nietzsche)

@pattube 4 күн бұрын

Great picks! 😊 For each of your 3 picks, I'd recommend reading next: 1. After reading Plato's Gorgias, read any of the other dialogues from Plato. A good affordable edition is Plato: Five Dialogues from Hackett Publishing. The 5 dialogues are Euthyphro, Apology, Crito, Meno, and Phaedo. The Grube translation is a good one, too. Otherwise Penguin Classics makes a book called The Last Days of Socrates which consists of 4 of the 5 dialogues (Meno is missing). 2. After reading Aristotle's Nicomachean Ethics, read After Virtue by Alasdair MacIntyre. It's hard to summarize this book but it's in part a history of the philosophy of ethics with a focus on virtue ethics and a call for Aristotle's Nicomachean Ethics to be read and appreciated again today. But there's so much more in here including criticisms of other ethical theories. And regardless, most of us can identify with wanting to be good or better people, and that's what Aristotle and MacIntyre are fundamentally all about. 3. After reading Hobbes's Leviathan, read the old comic strip Calvin and Hobbes because we all need some humor and levity after Hobbes! Haha. Or at least read Calvin's Institutes of the Christian Religion which is actually a surprisingly easier read than probably expected by most since Calvin wrote for average people in his church. Although parts of it are polemical, which can't be helped since the entire 1500s was more or less a polemical age, nevertheless much of it is also surprisingly comforting to read since Calvin deals with such practical issues relevant to average people in general. It paints quite a different picture of Calvin than the stereotypes of Calvin today. Or if you want the darker timeline, then after reading Leviathan, consider Machiavelli's Prince. 😉

@a.i.velasquez 10 ай бұрын

Great list! Although, I think the more profound insight Aristotle has in his Ethics is the idea that to be something, we must commit to habits that enable us to being that thing. After I read that, I realized that l my lack of self-control was due to the fact that I never really practiced self-control, etc. either way, those are three great books!

@eddyk2016 3 ай бұрын

I really enjoy your short clips. Normally Americans love the sound of their own voice and spend ages getting to the point, silly long introductions. You explain things very clearly and concisely Keep up the great work 👍

@noahnas1587 10 ай бұрын

More people should read more books (me included)

@rkwright07 9 ай бұрын

I love your content. I check in maybe once a month and see what new books or ideas you are speaking about. I listen to it on my drive, sometimes will later pick up the work you’re discussing. Mostly just enjoy listening to your ideas. Can you do one on the Plato work you bring up? I have never heard of that.