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aeromill  ·  3404 days ago  ·  link  ·    ·  parent  ·  post: Dear Hubski, what do you want to learn?

I'd love to help you out with philosophy. What topics would you like to learn about?





rob05c  ·  3403 days ago  ·  link  ·  

I'd really like to learn more about Eastern philosophy. Any recommendations?

aeromill  ·  3403 days ago  ·  link  ·  

I'm afraid that Earn Philosophy is my weak point but I can suggest a few articles to get you started:

Daoism

Confucius

Laozi

Zen Budhism

Hindu Philosophy

Again, this isn't my strong suit, but these should help you getting started. Just probe different topics as you come across them and eventually you'll find your way. Good luck!

ILikePizza555  ·  3404 days ago  ·  link  ·  

A quick overview of everything or the most important/prominent stuff. Like I said, I don't know anything about it. All the more reason to try it out, I guess.

aeromill  ·  3404 days ago  ·  link  ·  

If you want an overview of literally everything then read "The History of Western Philosophy". It's one of the very few things that philosophers actually have a consensus in saying that it is the definitive work in its field.

If you want to just get an overview of different topics in philosophy then the Standford Encyclopedia of Philosophy and the Internet Encyclopedia of Philosophy are your best friends. To get started on the big topics in each field check out these articles depending on your interest:

Ethics (What is a good action?)

Moral Realism - "Is there a universal good? Are morals relative?"

Virtue Ethics - "Virtue as the Good"

Deontology - "Intentions for the sake of duty as the good"

Consequentialism - "The consequence maximizing utility as the good"

Nihilism - "There's no point to life so nothing is good"

Existentialism - "Embracing the meaninglessness of life"

Aesthetics (What is beauty?)

Beauty - "Is beauty objective or subjective?"

Logic (A system of rules to seek objective truth without necessarily needing perception):

Classical Logic - "Deductive reasoning. If A then B; if B then C. A, therefore C."

Inductive Reasoning - "A has followed B many times in the past. If A, then B is likely."

The Problems of Induction - "What's wrong with it"

Epistemology (What is knowledge?):

A Priori and A Posteriori - "Knowledge independent of perception vs. dependent on perception."

Rationalism vs. Empiricism - "Knowledge through logic (e.g. math) vs. knowledge through evidence (e.g. science)."

Metaphysics (The study of the non-physical)

Grounding - "Objects relations to other objects"

Physicalism - "Everything is physical"

Let me know if you have any questions. I'll help you out as best as I can with what I know.

user-inactivated  ·  3402 days ago  ·  link  ·  

Holy smokes. Thank you! That's something I've been out for for quite a while and was too lazy to pick up on my own. With the set of resources linked to, it should become easier.

aeromill  ·  3401 days ago  ·  link  ·  

Just wanted to be of some help! Let me know if you have any questions and I'll answer them to the best of my knowledge.

user-inactivated  ·  3401 days ago  ·  link  ·  

I don't have any at the moment. Would you mind if I PM you if any appears?

aeromill  ·  3401 days ago  ·  link  ·  

Sure, I wouldn't mind at all.

user-inactivated  ·  3401 days ago  ·  link  ·  

Thank you!