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