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Glad to see this on here. Plenty of good comments. And I'd say there is no downside to spending a particular portion of your daily mental exertions wrestling wi
by ArtWomb 6y ago
Glad to see this on here. Plenty of good comments. And I'd say there is no downside to spending a particular portion of your daily mental exertions wrestling with The Big Questions
You won't find a better place to begin that the Alain de Botton School of Life series (though perhaps could use a more balanced Western to Eastern ratio). Start with Kant, see if it tempts your interest, and you should be able to consume the whole lot in a short sitting:
https://www.youtube.com/c/theschooloflifetv/playlists https://www.youtube.com/c/theschooloflifetv/playlists
For a deeper dive, there is a classic series of audio lectures that used to be sold via mail-order and arrive on cassette tapes! You can find many online (narrated in Charlton Heston's authoritative voice no less):
https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLez3PPtnpncS8x4RUjlsoPR-1SY3X9xuZ https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLez3PPtnpncS8x4RUjlso...
Then take to twitter to communicate directly with giants in the field: Slavoj Zizek, Daniel Dennett, Alva Noe, and many others are active
https://twitter.com/PhilosophyNow https://twitter.com/PhilosophyNow
And finally you'll be ready to dive into the Arxiv of Philosophy Papers: PhilPapers
https://philpapers.org/ https://philpapers.org/
Best of Luck, Rupi ;)
- crocodiletears 6y agoI've read criticisms that Botton is too opinionated, misrepresenting philosophers in order to comport with his worldview. I personally think that there isn't a better primer than Wikipedia, but I'm hardly a philosopher.