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• Debug_Overload · Dec 6, 2020 · Recommends

  I think having a good introduction before reading the big books suggested here is a good idea. For an introductory book, Think: A Compelling Introduction to Philosophy is pretty good. It's short, and covers the important topics and how philosophers thought about them. You can then move on to reading the classics.

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• joeberon · May 12, 2020 · Recommends

  Any intro to philosophy book, e.g. "Think: A Compelling Introduction to Philosophy" by Simon Blackburn

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• keskadale · Dec 6, 2020 · Recommends

  I had the same question a few weeks ago so I went on r/philosophy. They recommend starting with Think: A Compelling Introduction to Philosophy by Blackburn

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• Vaskivo · Apr 9, 2015 · Critical

  …the overall mood is "look at how wrong this is". I was expecting a more detached and unemotional description of the setting, where all the "wrongness" would be creeping up in back of the reader's mind. Think: A Compelling Introduction to Philosophy, Simon Blackburn. Not enjoying it. It is a well written book, and reads easilly, but it's way of explaining the themes is just not good. It's long-winded, goes back and forth between the philosophers…

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