Which philosophy books are the best for people just starting out? Dr. Greg Sadler and I talk about his recent list of the 10 Best Philosophy Books for Beginners, which is now one of the most popular posts on this site.
We dicuss:
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We dicuss:
- Which thinkers are average people most interested in?
- The practical philosophy movement and popular philosophies like modern Stoicism and Aristotelianism that are currently being applied in people's lives.
- Philosophy's relevance: the disconnect between academic versus applied philosophy, poor outreach among academic philosophers and the public.
- Women philosophers - Greg's love of Mary Wollstonecraft, and why some people argue that Aynd Rand is not a philosopher.
- Avoiding agenda-driven histories of philosophy and the importance of reading primary texts.
- Poor pedagogy in introduction to philosophy classes - the difficulty of teaching, good versus bad teachers.
- Existentialism: reading books of philosophy as a teenager and then again as an adult. What appeals to people?
- Interesting tidbits about Anselm's On the Fall of the Devil and many other books.
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