What's a good place to start learning about philosophy online?

[idkwattodowithlife]

I want to expand my knowledge and have more useful discussions. I also think feel like it'd help me understand maths much better (the course I'm doing) and making things seem much more "concrete."

Is there a book I have to read and contextualize some ideas? Like how do I go about learning philosophy?

Thanks.

 

[Fontaine]

I very much recommend History of Philosophy by Bertrand Russell.

It is written in a very accessible language. Russell intended the book for a large audience.

He was an incel sympathizer, all the more reason to like him!

And in general, it is far better to learn philosophy chronologically than by thematic, because philosophers always build on previous concepts. Begin with the Greeks and work your way up.

 

[Battlefield3cel]

I very much recommend History of Philosophy by Bertrand Russell.

Good recommendation. OP i will post links to some youtube channels to get you started. 

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=wHWbZmg2hzU - The School of Life

https://m.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLghL9V9QTN0gCZia2u-YnLxhetxnC_ONF - 8bit Philosophy

https://m.youtube.com/user/academyofideas - Academy of Ideas

Some of my favourites are Machiavelli, Nietzsche, Albert Camus, Jean Paul Satre,  Descartes, Plato, Marcus Aurelius, and most recently Schopenhauer

 

[idkwattodowithlife]

I very much recommend History of Philosophy by Bertrand Russell.
It is written in a very accessible language. Russell intended the book for a large audience.
He was an incel sympathizer, all the more reason to like him!

Thanks for the recommendation. I heard of Bertrand Russell he's famous for creating Set Theory and the axiom of choice in mathematics.

Do you conceptualize? Or paraphrase? For some of the new ideas to stick into your head. My memory is pretty bad and I tend to rely on my intuition more though.

Are you also meant to brainstorm? And write something down as well to get a grasp of philosophy?

 

[Battlefield3cel]

Good recommendation. OP i will post links to some youtube channels to get you started. 

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=wHWbZmg2hzU - The School of Life

https://m.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLghL9V9QTN0gCZia2u-YnLxhetxnC_ONF - 8bit Philosophy

https://m.youtube.com/user/academyofideas - Academy of Ideas

If you want books, some of my favourites are by Machiavelli, Nietzsche, Plato, Aristotle, Julius Evola, Albert Camus, Descartes, Jean Paul Satre, Marcus Aurelius, and more recently Schopenhauer 

 

[Fontaine]

I must admit I've never been much of an active learner; I've always read for pleasure. A lot of things stick, a lot don't.

You can take notes if you have the energy for that.

Reformulating in your head is good enough for me.

 

[Battlefield3cel]

Do you conceptualize? Or paraphrase? For some of the new ideas to stick into your head. My memory is pretty bad and I tend to rely on my intuition more though.

Are you also meant to brainstorm? And write something down as well to get a grasp of philosophy?

You don't have to write anything down. Just read/watch and think about it.

 

[idkwattodowithlife]

Alright, I see, and thanks guys.

 

[Fontaine]

You don't have to write anything down. Just read/watch and think about it.[/quote]

Taking notes could be useful for names and dates, but overall I wouldn't bother.

In my experience the best way to learn is to enjoy what you learn... If you're always taking notes it tends to take all the pleasure out of it.

 

[Battlefield3cel]

You don't have to write anything down. Just read/watch and think about it.

Taking notes could be useful for names and dates, but overall I wouldn't bother.

In my experience the best way to learn is to enjoy what you learn... If you're always taking notes it tends to take all the pleasure out of it.
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Yeah you may want to write down names of the ones that appeal to you. Good luck, let us know how ur going

 

[Battlefield3cel]

These guys are also based.

https://m.youtube.com/user/NXSchell - NX Schell



https://m.youtube.com/user/EmpiricalMethod - Oswald Spengler

Spengler was a genius

 

[A Good Friend]

I was under the impression there was but ONE source for philosophy online.

 

[Tempus Edax Rerum]

Good recommendation. OP i will post links to some youtube channels to get you started. 

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=wHWbZmg2hzU - The School of Life

https://m.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLghL9V9QTN0gCZia2u-YnLxhetxnC_ONF - 8bit Philosophy

https://m.youtube.com/user/academyofideas - Academy of Ideas

Some of my favourites are Machiavelli, Nietzsche, Albert Camus, Jean Paul Satre,  Descartes, Plato, Marcus Aurelius, and most recently Schopenhauer

I would highly advise against The School of life and 8 bit philosophy.
I mean you can start off online, but ultimately you need to buy books and read them.

Cambridge companion series makes quality introduction books on various philosophers.

 I would probably read:

1. Pre Socratics(Get the old version, yellow cover)https://www.amazon.com/Presocratic-...521254442/ref=mt_hardcover?_encoding=UTF8&me=
2. Cambridge Companion on Aristole
3. Cambridge Companion on Plato
4. Epictetus
5. Letters from Seneca
6. Cambridge Companion to Epicureanism 
7. Consolations to philosophy
8. Confessions of St Augustine
9. Lucretus
10. Penses Pascal
11. Cambridge Companion Descartes
12. Cambridge Companion Leibniz
13. David Hume,Treatise on the Human Nature
14. Cambridge Companion To Kant (Critique of Pure reason) (hard)
15. Kants groundwork on metaphysics of morals (hard)
16. Schopenhauer Wisdom of Life
17. Arthuer Schopenhauer World as will and representation vol 1 (hard)
18. Arthuer Schopenhauer World as will and representation vol 2 (hard)
19. Cambridge Companion on Existentialism
20. Kierkegaard anthology 
21. Being and Time 1 (hard)
22. Basic Problems of Phenomenology 2 (hard)
23. Kant and the problem of Metaphysics  3 (hard)
24. Being and Nothingness (hard)
25. Beyond good and evil
26. Carl Jung Red Book

Youtube channels:​

https://www.youtube.com/user/soultorment27​

Academy Of Ideas​

Lecture on philosophy:​

History of Philosophy​

Human Behavior​

 

[Wizard]

I don't know if you can access this in your country and download the podcasts, but it's a radio show produced in the UK. They have covered a lot of philosophers and topics. It consists of a host with 3-4 guests who are normally academics from the UK. If you can't access it search youtube for "In Our Time" and there is a torrent of 10 years worth of episodes somewhere.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b006qykl/episodes/a-z/a

Also this is another BBC series with an academic philosopher who was an expert in schopenhauer, it's from the 70s but he interviews now well known philosophers about historic philosophers.

https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLFF9E7ADD88FBA144

These two sources are good because they're designed for popular consumption but made by academics who care.

 

[idkwattodowithlife]

I've seen and heard about Stefan Molyneux, its seem from his videos that he's trying slide some of his hidden agenda through. Also, how could I learn from someone like him; if they're always going to play the victim? Which I feel like thats what he's doing. He also spews some pseudo-like-logic, but I'm sorry dude I can't take Molyneux seriously...

Good recommendation. OP i will post links to some youtube channels to get you started.
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=wHWbZmg2hzU - The School of Life
https://m.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLghL9V9QTN0gCZia2u-YnLxhetxnC_ONF - 8bit Philosophy
https://m.youtube.com/user/academyofideas - Academy of Ideas
Some of my favourites are Machiavelli, Nietzsche, Albert Camus, Jean Paul Satre, Descartes, Plato, Marcus Aurelius, and most recently Schopenhauer

I would highly advise against The School of life and 8 bit philosophy.
I mean you can start off online, but ultimately you need to buy books and read them.
Cambridge companion series makes quality introduction books on various philosophers.
I would probably read:

1. Pre Socratics(Get the old version, yellow cover)https://www.amazon.com/Presocratic-...521254442/ref=mt_hardcover?_encoding=UTF8&me=
2. Cambridge Companion on Aristole
3. Cambridge Companion on Plato
4. Epictetus
5. Letters from Seneca
6. Cambridge Companion to Epicureanism
7. Consolations to philosophy
8. Confessions of St Augustine
9. Lucretus
10. Penses Pascal
11. Cambridge Companion Descartes
12. Cambridge Companion Leibniz
13. David Hume,Treatise on the Human Nature
14. Cambridge Companion To Kant (Critique of Pure reason) (hard)
15. Kants groundwork on metaphysics of morals (hard)
16. Schopenhauer Wisdom of Life
17. Arthuer Schopenhauer World as will and representation vol 1 (hard)
18. Arthuer Schopenhauer World as will and representation vol 2 (hard)
19. Cambridge Companion on Existentialism
20. Kierkegaard anthology
21. Being and Time 1 (hard)
22. Basic Problems of Phenomenology 2 (hard)
23. Kant and the problem of Metaphysics 3 (hard)
24. Being and Nothingness (hard)
25. Beyond good and evil
26. Carl Jung Red Book

Youtube channels:​

https://www.youtube.com/user/soultorment27​

Academy Of Ideas​

Lecture on philosophy:​

History of Philosophy​

Human Behavior​

Woah that's super detailed and thanks . Last night, I was watching a bit of school life, and the topic was "stoicism" which I found pretty interesting. I'm trying to get into the history of philosophy recommended by Fontaine later tonight, but rather it'd be an ebook, and I'll see if my library has it. I may snoop around for pre-socrates to which you've first recommend and I've just checked out MIT courseware free course on Philosophy, but thanks again .

Also thank you wizard

 

[Battlefield3cel]

I would highly advise against The School of life and 8 bit philosophy.
I mean you can start off online, but ultimately you need to buy books and read 

Yeah he should be reading. Whats wrong with school of life and 8bit?

 

[Tempus Edax Rerum]

I've seen and heard about Stefan Molyneux, its seem from his videos that he's trying slide some of his hidden agenda through. Also, how could I learn from someone like him; if they're always going to play the victim? Which I feel like thats what he's doing. He also spews some pseudo-like-logic, but I'm sorry dude I can't take Molyneux seriously...

Woah that's super detailed and thanks . Last night, I was watching a bit of school life, and the topic was "stoicism" which I found pretty interesting. I'm trying to get into the history of philosophy recommended by Fontaine later tonight, but rather it'd be an ebook, and I'll see if my library has it. I may snoop around for pre-socrates to which you've first recommend and I've just checked out MIT courseware free course on Philosophy, but thanks again .

Also thank you wizard

Long list, I'll refine it to be more reasonable and more palatable.


1.Seneca 
2.Consolations of Philosophy by Boethius 
3. Cambridge Companion To Descartes 
4. David Humes Treatise on Human Nature (long)
5. Works of Arthur Schopenhauer (Wisdom of life, The Art of Literature, Studies in Pessimism)

 

[blickpall]

Last night, I was watching a bit of school life, and the topic was "stoicism" which I found pretty interesting.

^^

http://seinfeld.co/library/meditations.pdf