Download 130 Free Philosophy Courses: Tools for Thinking About Life, Death & Everything Between. What is “Philosophy”?
Yes, we know, the word comes from the Greek philosophia, which means “the love of wisdom.” This rote etymological definition does little, I think, to enhance our understanding of the subject, though it may describe the motivation of many a student. Like certain diseases, maybe philosophy is a spectrum, a collection of loosely related behaviors. Maybe a better question would be, “what are all the symptoms of this thing we call philosophy?” The medical metaphor is timely.
Perhaps this sort of thing is just an empty provocation; after all, many logical positivists of the early 20th century also claimed to have invalidated large areas of philosophical inquiry by banishing every unclear concept to the dustbin. And of course, in a less technical sense, philosophy infects us with the drive to wonder. Some philosophers are more circumspect, some more precise, some more literary and imaginative, some more practical and technologically inclined.
Related Content: 20 Book Recommendations from Billionaire Charlie Munger That will Make you Smarter. “In my whole life, I have known no wise people (over a broad subject matter area) who didn’t read all the time—none.
Zero. You’d be amazed at how much Warren reads—and how much I read. My children laugh at me. They think I’m a book with a couple of legs sticking out.” That comment is what really kickstarted my own reading habits. Munger, of course, is the billionaire business parter of Warren Buffett and the Vice Chairman at Berkshire Hathaway. Not only is Munger one of the smartest people on the planet—his lecture on the psychology of human misjudgment is the best 45 minutes you might spend this year—but he’s put all of those brains to use in a practical way. If you’re looking for a book to read this summer, this list of books recommended by Munger is a great place to start. 1. It’s a combination of scientific biography and explanation of the physics, particularly relating to electricity. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 20 Great Works of Latin American Fiction (That Aren’t by Gabriel García Márquez) It appears our old buddy Jonathan Franzen’s reign of terror continues.
He totally bungled an interview with Colombian writer Juan Gabriel Vásquez. Franzen said, “To me it feels as if there’s been a kind of awakening in Latin American fiction, a clearing of the magical mists,” and asked Vásquez if his wonderful new book, The Sound of Things Falling, is a reaction to Gabriel García Márquez and his peers. Chad W. Post at Three Percent didn’t like the interview either, and tried to rework the question for Franzen instead of a Latin American author: Les 22 livres à lire absolument selon Francis Scott Fitzgerald.
Treize livres à lire et à prendre avec soi en voyage cet été. Nicolas Bouvier. How many great books have you actually read? EDIT: There’s been such a large response to this, that I’ve created a survey, which you can take here.
If you’ve already replied in this thread and listed the books you’ve read, I’ll input your response in the survey, so no need to do it again. If you’ve just given me a number, please do take the survey. Comments are still open, if you’ve got a point to make. Here’s the original post: I’m having an argument with a misguided friend (he’s wrong, obviously) about how many of the so-called great philosophical books people have actually read. What are the top five books you must-read. ABORIGENE OCCIDENTAL - MICHEL TREGUER. Resumen del libro y comentarios - casadellibro.com. Resumen del libro « L'Inconnu, c'était mon pays : c'est-à-dire à la fois l'extérieur et l'intérieur, le monde d'une part et mon propre corps de l'autre, mon cerveau plutôt que mon âme.
Le premier sens que je donne à ma revendication d'une identité aborigène est ma relation à la terre d'un pays ; le second tient à la place des rêves dans l'élaboration de mon univers. Je ne leur accorde aucune valeur d'intersignes prémonitoires, d'opérateurs agissant sur le monde réel. Je les tiens pour des projecteurs révélant d'autres mondes, au-delà de ma propre nuit. Je me crois capable de m'étonner.