/philosophy/ -So I only got enough money for probably 2-3 books but my list is more, help me decide which 2-3 I should get?Platos Rep*Misopogon*Lives and Opinions of Eminent Philosophers*Illiad Odyssey Sayings and Anecdotes*Democracy the God that failed*

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Anonymous 05/03/17 (Wed) 12:30:23 3f878a No.5087

So I only got enough money for probably 2-3 books but my list is more, help me decide which 2-3 I should get?

Platos Rep*

Misopogon*

Lives and Opinions of Eminent Philosophers*

Illiad

Odyssey

Sayings and Anecdotes*

Democracy the God that failed*

Meditations*

Metaphysics or Rhetoric- Aristotle*

Iron Kingdon: Rise & Downfall of Prussia*

The Portable Machiavelli

* Denotes that I want it greatly

If anyone knows some good treatises or books on cynicism/ stoicism, epistemology- please recommend me whatever you advise. I'm looking for an engaging read so thanks for any recommendations provided.

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Anonymous 05/03/17 (Wed) 23:42:45 3f878a No.5088

The Iliad is really boring, and I don't recommend it.

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Anonymous 05/05/17 (Fri) 07:27:12 0aaa68 No.5091

>>5087

Save your money, download them for free, i inherited an entire library from my grandfather and i mostly read on my laptop, books are hard to carry around and they get mouldy, its better to read from paper though, but not worthed the money if you are "poor".

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Anonymous 05/06/17 (Sat) 00:33:50 f73a10 No.5095

>>5091

> i inherited an entire library from my grandfather and i mostly read on my laptop

Your grandfather was hip and tech-savy, but reading books on a screen fucks with my eyes after a while.

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Anonymous 05/11/17 (Thu) 22:15:06 ebf222 No.5112

>>5087

A fairly pointless exercise, given we know nothing about you and your degrees of interest or what you intend to do with any input you may gain from these works.

that said, Aristotle's metaphysics is a book very much worth reading. Definitely more so than Machiavelli and Homer (even if you are 'only' looking for literary achievements).

Also, for what it's worth, I personally like reading compilations of different viewpoints, so your third book is probably what I would go for.

I'm curious to hear which you chose, if indeed you chose at all.

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Anonymous 06/19/17 (Mon) 22:57:19 a65da7 No.5297

Spend less time reading and more time thinking about what you've read. You'll find you didn't really understand it, at which point you'll grok how much you can learn without spending money.

At least spend more time hanging around in libraries.

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