Where to Start Philosophy Reading?
10 Books for Beginners to Start with Plato, the Last Days of Socrates — This Includes Four Dialogues: the Euthyphro, the Apology, the Crito, and the Phaedo...
10 Books For Beginners to Start With
- Plato, The Last Days of Socrates — this includes four dialogues: the Euthyphro , the Apology , the Crito , and the Phaedo.
- Aristotle, Nicomachean Ethics.
- Epictetus, Discourses, Fragments, Handbook.
- Augustine of Hippo, Confessions.
- Boethius, Consolation of Philosophy.
What should I read to get into philosophy?
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.
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Can I self study philosophy?
Self-learning has many advantages: It is more affordable. You don't have to pay the full tuition for a conventional degree in philosophy, but you can still follow the curriculum of most top universities from any part of the world. You can learn at your own pace.
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