I want to get into philosophy. Recommend me some basic and understandable books. I’m looking for collection of philosophical essays and articles. But others will do too.
Mikhail Bakunin: the philosophical basis of his anarchism - Paul McLaughlin
Think and Being Good by Simon Blackburn
Think covers common topics an intro to philosophy class would cover.
Being Good is the same, but for an intro ethics class.
It’s written in an accessible way, not like a textbook. Both books are very short and digestible.
Intuition Pumps And Other Tools for Thinking by Daniel C. Dennett is a decent introduction.
Have you read The Philosopher’s Toolkit by Julian Baggini? Your book rec made me think of it 😅
A good intro book to western philosophy is Will Durant - the story of philosophy. Very easy to read, and some chapters are insightful and very entertaining.
It’s an attempt to humanize philosophy it by focusing each chapter on one important philosopher, their life, and the historical context their ideas sprang from.
A history of humanity with some thinking points in Yuval Noah Harari’s Deus series
I like the Very Short Introduction series - they’re short non-fiction books aimed more-or-less at educated adults who aren’t so familiar with a topic. And I found their Philosphy book to be worth a read.
It spends some time introducing some common philosophical questions before covering a few classic texts.
