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Ask HN: Where to start to get back into philosophy?
Throughout highschool I had read many of the Greeks in my personal time and then in college, I had been introduced to a mix: Descartes, Kant, Hume, Locke, Spinoza, Nietzsche, Camus and lightly Chomsky plus a smattering across various schools of thought in certain classes whom I honestly don't remember. It's now been about 6 years and I feel like I often run into discussions online where people have a wealth of knowledge from certain authors and it makes me feel ill-equipped to engage.
What are some reccomendations to both round out my knowledge and also move the needle forward?
- zeporro 6y agoPeter Sloterdijk
- badRNG 6y agoPhilosophize This! Is an excellent podcast that is worth checking out for those new or looking for a place to jump in. Highly recommend starting at some of the phenomenology episodes and follow it through.
- Grimm1 6y agoI will check this out, thank you!
- adolforismos 6y agoI recommend to choose a field of current themes and look for the philosophical approach. For example, science, language, art, neuroscience... a field you already know something about and you like. If you read short essays, one author/philosopher takes you to another author/philosopher, and so on. Remember, the most important element in philosophy is the concepts. Check this https://aeon.co/philosophy https://aeon.co/philosophy I hope this helps.