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https://www.amazon.com/Sophies-World-History-Philosophy-Classics/dp/0374530718 https://www.amazon.com/Sophies-World-History-Philosophy-Clas... Philosophy has a really strong "begat" narrative that helps if you're interested in learning the bases. E.g. A begat B begat C... Also, I think one of the difficulties in talking about philosophy is that specialized language in the field has incredible compression efficiency. It's a lot easier to say Kantian than to take 1,000 words to recap his arguments and beliefs.