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Philosophy introduction and method

TODO:

  • How to read philosphy, reading strategies
  • The fact that philosophers respond to each other (to read 19th century German philosophy you need to understand the major philosophers from the pre-socratics to the 19th century)
  • The fact that philosophies are sometimes products of their time, so getting historical context is important as well to get the full understanding; secondary sources give this sometimes,
  • Sometimes reading secondary sources first helps you understanding the primary sources
  • Philosophy terminology explained
  • How to use this reading list

Our approach to learning philosophy is based on three steps:

  1. High level overview of the complete history of philosophy
    to be able to properly understand the primary works
  2. Reading the most important primary works
    because the philosophers themselves are the best at explaining their ideas
  3. Diving deep into the subjects that attract you most
    depending on your preferences you can read and omit works