Summer Philosophy Reading

[Sethomas]

Right now I'm reading through a lot of Thomas Aquinas and Pierre Teilhard de Chardin to clarify my theories. I'm also really interested in this Boethius character. What's got everybody else's attention right now?

[Miss Modular]

I read a book that's basically Post Modernism in a nutshell. I'm hoping to read books from the same series on Post Feminism and Jung in the near future.

[CaptainBubba]

Everything by Voltaire. The Philosophical dictionary at the moment. Everything pertaining to actual philosophy that I've read so far I've pretty much figured out in my own free time, so all I'm really gaining is some historical knowledge. And history is my second least favorite subject. :/

[ItalianStereotype]

I'm haven't really been all that interested in philosophy for pleasure reading lately, but I did just pick up Margaret Thatcher's Statecraft

[Sethomas]

My parents gave me Postmodern Pooh to read in the hospital. I've not yet picked it up. :/

[Big Papa Goat]

Just finished "The Coming Anarchy" and it wasn't too bad, but it came from articles written 4 or 5 years ago, so it is kind of out of date :(

[Dole]

"I'm haven't really been all that interested in philosophy for pleasure reading lately, but I did just pick up Margaret Thatcher's Statecraft"

-Jesus Christ, I nearly shat myself laughing when I read that....that giant of philosophy, Margaret Thatcher!?!

Yup, her 'philosophy' REAAAALY made the uk a better place to be....excuse me whilst I AM SICK EVERYWHERE.

[ItalianStereotype]

I...I...just wanted to be part of the in crowd...I'm going to go cry now...

[The_Rorschach]

Sadly enough, I'm reading Kant and the Platypus right now, and finding it rather fulfilling. It's an old favourite though, this isn't my first time flipping through it. Umberto Eco is sort of a philosophical humourist, as well a brilliant historian. I would recommend him to anyone.

[kahljorn]

I'm not reading anybody right now, I just reflect and figure shit out myself :/

[mburbank]

My summer philosiphy reading is this thread and I'm done already.


It's given me a whole new outlook on reading this thread.

[Vibecrewangel]

Stranger in a strange land.

[mburbank]

3/4 of a great book.

[Cosmo Electrolux]

I'm reading Roy Moore's biography....called "Douchbag, confessions of a retard"

[kellychaos]

I try not to be too narrow-minded but I have to admit I already have my favorite philosophers, and so, most of my philosophy readings are the same classic treatises rehashed and/or re-interpreted by new editors. I have 5 different copies of Descarte's Meditations On First Philosophy. I am reading William Elliot's Tying Rocks To Clouds, though. It's more of a religious philosophy, comparitive religion hybrid. Here's a link:

LINK (http://www.consciouschoice.com/books/b102tyingrocks.html)

[Protoclown]

Dole made me laugh :(

I didn't shit myself though :(

[Vibecrewangel]

I realized that most of my philosophical ponderings probably stem from the fact that I have read a lot of older sci-fi ever since I was in grade school. As I kid I didn't really understand the political / philosophical aspects of books like Neuromancer, Starship Troopers, Farenheight 451, Sphere, The Living Stone (If anyone has a copy of this they are willing to part with let me know) or Earthblood. However, I am pretty sure they helped to set the stage for my desire/ability to look into the deeper aspects of everything I come in contact with.

[CaptainBubba]

Speaker for The Dead, the sequel to Ender's Game is the best quasi-philosophical science fiction novel ever. And also my favorite sci-fi in general.

[kahljorn]

Somebody gave me some Epicurus crap to read this morning.

[CaptainBubba]

I suppose I'll find out why when I finish it, but for now this question remains: Why the bloody hell did Voltaire find it nessecary to make an entry on "Testicles" in the Philosophical Dictionary. Honestly man. I just can't imagine it concerning actual philosophy, other than saying it is universally unjust to kick someone in the nuts. The section is really long too. :(

[The_Rorschach]

Epi was an idiot, life is about purpose, not pleasure.

In any case, Starship Troopers is a gem, though I'm not sure I would consider it philosophical. . .The treatise on civic responsibility and the common sensical approach regarding communism are both worth thinking on, but. . .I don't know. Maybe its not esoteric enough ;)

[kahljorn]

As if purpose doesn't bring pleasure! Can't deny your humanity.

[Sethomas]

I bet I can. :rolleyes

I stayed up all night reading Pierre Teilhard de Chardin and Augustine. Fun stuff.

[theapportioner]

What do you think of Chardin? I was interested in him when I was on a brief spiritualist kick a few years back.

[The One and Only...]

I think Existentialism gives you a lot of freedom. That way, you can always question someone with "why?".

[Sethomas]

Spinster: I find his work quite refreshing, especially since his work on evolution was quite ahead of its time in regards to religious tolerance. I especially liked and agreed with his iconoclastic approach to Original Sin. He tends to lose himself in the clouds with his spirituality, which I don't particularly enjoy but I see a place for it.

[kahljorn]

Is Chardin the guy that studied the adjascent islands and their completely different ecology?