Mod Edit: This thread has been "stickied" to the top of the Forum to keep it visible. The purpose is to post links to great philosophy resources. If you know of a website, or even a book, that you found particularly helpful for learning/teaching philosophy, please share it here. But note - this is intended to be a resource thread, not a discussion thread. Please do not use this thread for discussing particular resources. ------------------------------------ ------------------------------------ If only I had known about this... ...before I read all those damn books...!!! Hi All, I just found this by complete accident whilst doin' a little googlin' on the net. A really great place to start in the wonderful world of philosophy... http://www.btinternet.com/~glynhughes/squashed/index.htm For those of you that have already seen it; why the hell didn't you tell me about it before I read all those damn books!?!? :bang: -V-
Great link: Also, have you seen the Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy: http://plato.stanford.edu/contents.html
Aikimac> Mate, that site is fantastic. Cheers, I've added it to my favourites. This series has a good selection of works: "Great Books of the Western World" Especially useful: 6. Thucydides 7. Plato 8. Aristotle 1 9. Aristotle 2 12. Marcus Aurelius 16. Copernicus 18. Augustine 23. Machiavelli 23. Hobbes 30. Bacon 35. Locke 35. Berkeley 35. Hume 38. Montesquieu 38. Rousseau 42. Kant 50. Marx 50. Engels 54. Freud If you can get your hands on the whole set then you should have a good foundation.
richard bach is required reading for my MA school along with these books as well 1. The Zen Way To The Martial Arts, by Taisen Deshimaru 2. jonathan livingston seagull, by Richard Bach 3. Illusions, by Richard Bach 4. The Prophet, by Kahlil Gibran 5. Autobiography of a YOGI, by Paramhansa Yogananda there all pretty good. im on the last one right now, but its a boring read
To add my own $.02 http://www.ephilosopher.com Its great place for finding abundant online resources for pretty much any philosophical pursuit. Guides for writing/reading philosophical arguments and avoiding logic/fallacy errors. Links to various encyclopedias and specific philosophers, book lists with prices, and even a section for jokes to show thay have a sense of humor. My reccomended books for any and all martial artists: 1. Sun Tzu's Art of War 2. Musashi's Book of 5 Rings 3. The 7 Military Classics (take the time to read the Art of War again) 4. I Ching 5. Tao Te Ching 6. Hagakure 7. Bushido Shoshinshu For older and more experienced martial artist 8. Yagyu Munenori's Sword/No-Sword or Life Giving Sword (titles vary look for the author) 9. Takuan Soho's Unfettered Mind
Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance by Robert M. Pirsig I always beat the Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance drum. I think everyone should read it- it is essentially modern metaphysics and is much more accessible than most other philosophers. Here is a link to the text of the book: http://www.virtualschool.edu/mon/Quality/PirsigZen/ Here is a link to a very interesting site that has to do with the book (and it's sequel Lila): http://www.moq.org
www.wikipdia.org The free encyclopedia. I find it to be just great as has something about anything. Whatever it may be. And its articles are available in several languages (but they are different). It has many things. To many for me to understand how it is built. Personally, i go to the english http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Main_Page and just type what i want to know in the searchbox. And in 19/20 something good comes up. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Portal:Browse is something else in it, which i like.
The Gutenberg Project Lots of classics here... having studied philosophy and theology for many years, my advice to those seeking "the way" is simple... Be ready to support a healthy belief in intolerance, for there is an Absolute Truth.. and you are not going to find it in any book.
Way of the Peaceful Warrior by Dan Millman. Sure, most of it is obvious BS, but it's still a great book.
Ive found it pretty good too, he does point out its a mixture of fiction and truth, so I dont mind when he talks about crazy things like socratres jump onto buildings hehe. Very metaphorical.
Here's a nice site that I first used when I started getting into philosophy. It has excellent articles and is organized nicely: http://www.galilean-library.org/philosophy.html
The study of wisdom So to add to this, Jostein Gardner (check sphelling!! wrote a great introductory text called Sophies World. For my part I feel that great philosophy needs to be delivered in a conversational witty way. Otherwise it can become bogged down in terminology (see Wittgenstein for a great debate on this). I have found reading Aldous Huxley is really good for the soul and establishes a framework for contemplation of both the western and eastern (wow what a dualism) traditions.... The perinneal philosophy... Ueshiba; The Spirit of Aikido is a really practical text and refocused my appreciation in a new way. Especially the concept of nen and his explaination of intention. cool thread taichicentral.com