You'll want to get a list of influential philosophers and skim their works. When something catches your eye stop and dig in until you're no longer enjoying it.
I still disagree. If you want to flagellate yourself, don't do it with books. Reading isn't strictly for enjoyment, and obviously if you're reading for knowledge you're not always going to have fun. But reading just to be doing something difficult is silly. It's counterproductive. You'll be training yourself to not read.
I didn't say no one should read anything not enjoyable. I advised OP not to read anything unenjoyable for a while. And then I said to you that doing so for its own sake is folly. Don't twist my words.
Hey now, no need for accusations. I'm taking my point to its logical conclusion to make it easier to understand. I agree with your first point, and disagree on your second.
I thought it was pretty obvious that you're going to get knowledge from a difficult text. I was assuming that when you're reading something, you're also comprehending it and assimilating the knowledge.
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bb22 ago
Tell me what subjects interest you and I can give more tailor-suited recommendations.
Trippertje ago
I'm going for a philosophy and history study next year. Do you know any good books on these subjects
AmaleksHairyAss ago
You'll want to get a list of influential philosophers and skim their works. When something catches your eye stop and dig in until you're no longer enjoying it.
jollux ago
There's something to be said for pushing through that second half of a dense book.
AmaleksHairyAss ago
I still disagree. If you want to flagellate yourself, don't do it with books. Reading isn't strictly for enjoyment, and obviously if you're reading for knowledge you're not always going to have fun. But reading just to be doing something difficult is silly. It's counterproductive. You'll be training yourself to not read.
jollux ago
How do you feel about science textbooks, then? They're not exactly light reading.
AmaleksHairyAss ago
I didn't say no one should read anything not enjoyable. I advised OP not to read anything unenjoyable for a while. And then I said to you that doing so for its own sake is folly. Don't twist my words.
jollux ago
Hey now, no need for accusations. I'm taking my point to its logical conclusion to make it easier to understand. I agree with your first point, and disagree on your second.
AmaleksHairyAss ago
Reading for knowledge can be good and useful even if it's not enjoyable. Reading just to be reading something difficult is not good.
jollux ago
I thought it was pretty obvious that you're going to get knowledge from a difficult text. I was assuming that when you're reading something, you're also comprehending it and assimilating the knowledge.