What books/podcasts/videos do you recommend on philosophy?
Can be of any style (introductory or more comprehensive), just would be good to build up a repository on here and see who else is interested in philosophy more generally.
I find The Prince by Machiavelli fascinating, can definitely see how some leaders take his ideas to heart.
For a good look at a topic 98% overlook, check out Animal Liberation by Peter Singer. I’m obviously biased as a vegan, but I find it hard to believe that someone could read and understand just the first chapter (30 or so pages) and not agree with him.
Philosophy of the mind is a cool area to dive in to. I’ve enjoyed reading some of Daniel Dennett’s (spelling?) stuff but that was 15 yrs ago so I’m probably out of date.
If you want to learn how to read a primary philosophical text, there’s no better place to start than Descartes’s Meditations. Besides its historical importance, all the arguments are superbly structured and make a point of not assuming anything at all (about prior readings or about the existence of things in general).
A lot of the conclusions will come off as strange or just plain wrong, but figuring out why is also a great exercise.
The Einzelganger videos on YouTube are pretty nice imo.
