@Sean210_retired
May I offer a suggestion for those of us wanting to learn philosophy but are struggling a bit. Offer a video walk through of one of the beginner works you recommended. Show how to approach it, how to form good questions and whatever else might help a beginner. Mention a piece and give it a few weeks or so for people to read it and then do the walk through. That would be super helpful. Thank you for all your work. I enjoy your channel.
@trbrtk
The books: - Plato: Five Dialogues. Emphasis on Euthyprho for its dilemma on whether something is good because the gods approve of it or do the gods approve of it becayse it is good. It's a good example of the difficulty of defining definitions and the Soceatic method for teaching. - Nichomachaen Ethics. How to be a good person, how to measure actions by goals rather than causes and consequences (teleology) and virtue (courage). - Descartes Meditations of First Philosophy. What can we know and what is knowing (epistemology)? Cartesian Dualism, the mind is separate from the body. Letter from Elizabeth of Bavaria on the link between mind and body. - Thomas Nagel - Mortal Questions. The Absurb, why does life feel Absurb and what to do about it? What is it Like to Be a Bat, phenomenonology, philosophy of mind. - Elizabeth Anderson - Private Government. Ethics of employee/employer relations. Overview of political philosophy towards work. Contains extended replies to objections.
@danielaterra3271
In Uruguay, philosophy is taught in high school as a mandatory subject. I myself am a philosophy teacher and I teach almost all the books that you show to teenagers from 15 to 18 years old. It's a great list for beginners
@brunokrzyzowski1959
Jared going 1900 years forward from Plato and Aristotle to Descartes: Doesn't address it Jared going 350 years forward from Descartes to Nagel: "We're going quite forward in history at this point"
@DannySabraArt
Having never read a philosophy text I read Euthyphro on a whim earlier this year and it blew my mind and I was constantly mulling over the dialogue and thinking it over ever since. Very fascinating and fun. I’ve since added the Aristotle and Descartes to my tbr for this year in addition to the other four dialogues.
@penggunasepertinyatidakdik4374
- The Republic by Plato - Nicomachean Ethics by Aristotle - Meditations by Marcus Aurelius - The Analects by Confusius - The Harmony beetween Religion and Philosophy by Ibn Rushd
@pir_Faisal34
Just downloaded all the books from Libgen. Great platform for beginners of philosophy. Sir 💚
@7nortonable
Senaca letters from a stoic is a great introduction and easily digestible, certainly got me into the subject. Thankyou for the recommendations for further reading.
@milmillington1709
Hi Jared, i had a tiny dib in philophopy when I had to study for IB Diploma. I came across Sophie's World by Jostein Gaarder - I love how modern imaginary and combining these complicated school of thoughts and seeing it in fun ways. It's like Alice in Wonderland of Philosophy World. It's creative nonfiction (?). Its might came across as a juvenile read for those who consider themselves as a scholar, but the approach to a difficult subject is very interesting. And sometimes, reading a fun subject matter without realising that you've briefly dived into the world pf philosophy albeit it's only on the surface level.
@hollieshuler8024
Thank-you Jared. I am beginning to make a reading list for myself for next year. I want to include reading philosophy, and these suggestions will help me know a good starting point.
@ohhhSmooth
I am studying philosophy. And I did not expect that I actually read at least parts of every mentioned book, which is super uplifting! Thank you. (Private government being the exception)
@Merione
Question: with beginners in mind, what do you feel about starting not by studying philosophy itself, but history of philosophy? That's the approach that I followed back in the day at school: our teacher would very rarely let us read full philosophy books, but rather gave us a more or less broad view of the historical context in which different ideas were developed, in chronological order. Only then we would start reading books or passages by philosophers. In my experience, this approach worked very well in creating the general framework that you need in order to put all the different subjects and topics in their place and to appreciate connections the between them. It also makes the books themselves easier to understand because you can contextualize the ideas in their own time and place and avoid the mistake of reading your own meanings into them that were never intended by the authors. What do you think?
@mehreebdar7524
Five Dialogues - Plato Nicomachean Ethics - Aristotle Meditations on First Philosophy - Descartes Moral Questions - Nagel Private Govt - Elizabeth Anderson
@EmilienM-l4e
Thank you, sir!
@vKarl71
My suggestion for a beginning reader of philosophy would be "Philosophy in the Tragic Age of the Greeks" by Nietzsche. It's short and it's full of Nietzsche's poetic enthusiasm for the explorations of the pre-Socratics, who, after all, got Greek philosophy started. Very non-academic & inspiring.
@kurtsalm2155
Long ago, I took an introductory philosphy course as an elective. I was completely underwhelmed and unimpressed. Some of that was my lack of intellectual maturity at the time. If I had your guidance at the time, I'm sure my outlook would be entirely different. Thanks for a great video!
@alansimmonds9030
My 5. Plato - The Republic Aristotle - Categories Descartes - Discourse on Method & The Meditations Locke - Essay Concerning Human Understanding Nietzsche - Beyond Good & Evil
@troopernate8046
This was interesting. Thank you.
@tompribyl2884
I am new to read philosophy and so glad that I chanced upon this video today. It is inspiring me to begin a transformative learning journey. Thank you so much.
@_jared