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Which philosopher books should I read?
We’ve compiled our “must-read” philosophical books.
- Apology of Socrates by Plato.
- Nicomachean Ethics by Aristotle.
- The discourse on method by Descartes.
- Candide or Optimism by Voltaire.
- Beyond good and evil by Nietzsche.
- Crime and Punishment by Dostoyevsky.
- The Unbearable Lightness of Being by Kundera.
Who wrote the book philosophy?
The final two chapters are devoted to European and then American philosophers….The Story of Philosophy.
| The Story of Philosophy by Will Durant | |
|---|---|
| Author | Will Durant |
| Subject | Philosophy |
| Published | 1926 (Simon & Schuster) |
| ISBN | 978-0671739164 |
Who is the best philosopher of all time?
Major Philosophers and Their Ideas
- Saint Thomas Aquinas (1225–1274)
- Aristotle (384–322 BCE)
- Confucius (551–479 BCE)
- René Descartes (1596–1650)
- Ralph Waldo Emerson (1803 82)
- Michel Foucault (1926-1984)
- David Hume (1711–77)
- Immanuel Kant (1724–1804)
What are the best philosophical fiction books?
Best Philosophical Fiction 1 The Stranger by Albert Camus 3.99 avg ra 2 Steppenwolf by Hermann Hesse 4.13 avg ra 3 Crime and Punishment by Fyodor Dostoevsk 4 The Man Without Qualities by Robert Musi 5 Siddhartha by Hermann Hesse 4.04 avg rat
What is the best book to start Practicing Stoic philosophy?
With The Practicing Stoic: A Philosophical Manual by Ward Fansworth, no one has to. The book presents the opinions of various philosophers, side by side, so readers can compare and contrast their thoughts. The lessons in this book are condensed and easy to learn.
What is the best book on Western philosophy?
Best Western Philosophy Books 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.
What are some of the best books on critical thinking?
Like all good books on critical thinking this one includes some discussion of the psychology of being taken in by misleading contributions to public debate. In How To Make the World Add Up, Tim Harford gives us ten rules for thinking better about numbers, together with a Golden Rule (‘Be curious’).