100% FREE ONLINE DATING
sponsored links
Previous
| Topic: Books for philosophy? | |
|---|---|
|
|
|
Best books for philosophy?And where i can buy them?
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Look i am not looking for something specific ...anything would be a good expirience for me
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Welcome... and you would have to be so specific in philosophy. And who buys books anymore? I read everything on PDF or other digital formats.
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Oh ok
 ...HMM about life ,human being? 
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Ayn Rand's-Atlas Shrugged and Albert Camus'-The Myth of Sisyphus are two of my favorites.
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Will Durant has a good introduction series
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Wikipedia FTW!
Wikipedia's philosophy section should not be ignored. |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Ayn Rand's-Atlas Shrugged and Albert Camus'-The Myth of Sisyphus are two of my favorites. 
Ayn Rand's stuff in general! |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Little Red Riding Hood.
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Edited by
RainbowTrout
on
Sun 06/15/14 06:07 AM
|
|
Ayn Rand's-Atlas Shrugged and Albert Camus'-The Myth of Sisyphus are two of my favorites.
Ayn Rand's stuff in general! She does have an interesting take on things. 
The Fountainhead is a 1943 novel by Ayn Rand, and her first major literary success. More than 6.5 million copies of the book have been sold worldwide. The Fountainhead's protagonist, Howard Roark, is an individualistic young architect who chooses to struggle in obscurity rather than compromise his artistic and personal vision. The book follows his battle to practice what the public sees as modern architecture, which he believes to be superior, despite an establishment centered on tradition-worship. How others in the novel relate to Roark demonstrates Rand's various archetypes of human character, all of which are variants between Roark, the author's ideal man of independent-mindedness and integrity, and what she described as the "second-handers". The complex relationships between Roark and the various kinds of individuals who assist or hinder his progress, or both, allow the novel to be at once a romantic drama and a philosophical work. Roark is Rand's embodiment of what she believes to be the ideal human spirit, and his struggle reflects Rand's personal belief that individualism trumps collectivism. The manuscript was rejected by twelve publishers before editor Archibald Ogden at the Bobbs-Merrill Company risked his job to get it published. Despite mixed reviews from the contemporary media, the book gained a following by word of mouth and became a bestseller. The novel was made into a Hollywood film in 1949. Rand wrote the screenplay, and Gary Cooper played Roark. Imagine getting rejected by 12 publishers and someone risking their job to get you published. Wow! |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
1. Nietzsche - Beyond Good and Evil
2. Camus - The Myth of Sisyphus 3. Plato - The Republic 4. Jung - The Collected Work of C. G. Jung 5. Thomas Szasz - Ceremonial Chemistry (but it's a bit more sociological than philosophical) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Edited by
Conrad_73
on
Mon 06/16/14 03:59 AM
|
|
Ayn Rand's-Atlas Shrugged and Albert Camus'-The Myth of Sisyphus are two of my favorites.
Ayn Rand's stuff in general! She does have an interesting take on things.
The Fountainhead is a 1943 novel by Ayn Rand, and her first major literary success. More than 6.5 million copies of the book have been sold worldwide. The Fountainhead's protagonist, Howard Roark, is an individualistic young architect who chooses to struggle in obscurity rather than compromise his artistic and personal vision. The book follows his battle to practice what the public sees as modern architecture, which he believes to be superior, despite an establishment centered on tradition-worship. How others in the novel relate to Roark demonstrates Rand's various archetypes of human character, all of which are variants between Roark, the author's ideal man of independent-mindedness and integrity, and what she described as the "second-handers". The complex relationships between Roark and the various kinds of individuals who assist or hinder his progress, or both, allow the novel to be at once a romantic drama and a philosophical work. Roark is Rand's embodiment of what she believes to be the ideal human spirit, and his struggle reflects Rand's personal belief that individualism trumps collectivism. The manuscript was rejected by twelve publishers before editor Archibald Ogden at the Bobbs-Merrill Company risked his job to get it published. Despite mixed reviews from the contemporary media, the book gained a following by word of mouth and became a bestseller. The novel was made into a Hollywood film in 1949. Rand wrote the screenplay, and Gary Cooper played Roark. Imagine getting rejected by 12 publishers and someone risking their job to get you published. Wow! I saw the Movie,but was disappointed! Guess it taught me not to see a Movie if I have read the Book! 
I do quote quite often from this! http://aynrandlexicon.com/ |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
OH thank you all so much for your all suggestions and for your time..i appriciate it ...
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Some books are better than the movie. To quote Zero Mostel from the movie, "Wholly Moses" "Have you read the Bible or seen the movie?"
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
I liked Plato's-The Republic, too. Especially, when reading about the 'philosopher kings'.
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Children of the Lie by Thomas Peck gives an amazing look at what motivates people.
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Children of the Lie by Thomas Peck gives an amazing look at what motivates people. I have read all his books ... when young ... thought they where all very good and got a lot out of them... might have found them in the self help area ... not sure been so long ... and a few from her book collection Marianne Williamson long ago ... I know their are others but right now have no memory... oh eat desert first... like that one also ...
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
About six years ago I wanted to study philosophy because I was very confused about the world and my purpose in it. I tried to study the bible before this though but that only confused me even more. So I looked around a bookshop and bought Descartes Philosophical Writings. What great taste I have.
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
David Chalmers book called The Conscious Mind
Any existential works. I always enjoyed J.P. Sartre on human emotions |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Little Red Riding Hood. hahahahahaah |
|
|
|
|
