What should I read to gain knowledge?

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• The Art of War by Sun Tzu.
• Thinking, Fast and Slow by Dan Kahneman.
• A Short History of Nearly Everything by Bill Bryson.
• The Greatest Secret in the World by Og Mandino.
• The Courage to Write by Ralph Keyes.
• Jump Start Your Business Brain by Doug Hall.

Is philosophy easy to read?

Actually reading This is to be expected – philosophical thinking isn’t straightforward! So, when you’re reading, don’t be disheartened if you don’t understand something on the first go. Often, rather than dwelling on that same paragraph over and over again, it is better to carry on reading and come back to it later.

Where should I start my philosophy book?

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• Sophie’s World: A Novel About the History of Philosophy – Our Top Pick.
• The Philosophy Book: Big Ideas Simply Explained.
• Socrates’ Way: Seven Keys to Using Your Mind to the Utmost.
• The Problems of Philosophy by Bertrand Russell.
• Meditations on First Philosophy by Descartes.

What are the best books on philosophy you have read?

The best & most important philosophy books ever written. Five Dialogues of Plato; Nicomachean Ethics by Aristotle; The Republic by Plato; Meditations on First Philosophy by Rene Descartes; Thus Spoke Zarathustra by Friedrich Nietzsche; Philosophy of mind books. Gödel, Escher, Bach: An Eternal Golden Braid by Douglas Hofstader

What are some of the best books on Chinese philosophy?

His books include What Can’t Be Said: Paradox and Contradiction in East Asian Philosophy. For Chinese philosophy, I would recommend three books. First, Confucius’s Analects (or Lunyu), a collection of Confucius’s sayings and his conversations, mostly with his students.

What are the classical books on philosophy?

Classical Books on Philosophy. The Dialogues (Gorgias, Meno, Theatetus, Sophist, Symposium, Phaedrus, Timaeus, The Republic) – Plato. “Plato, the greatest philosopher of ancient Greece, was born in Athens in 428 or 427 B.C.E. to an aristocratic family. He studied under Socrates, who appears as a character in many of his dialogues.

What is your review of a history of Western philosophy?

A History of Western philosophy is a comprehensive, intelligent, witty, and insightful look at all the important philosophers that helped shape Western Philosophy and the ideas and principles they subscribed to. However, this book is a longer read and should be coupled with mediation and thoughtfulness.