>want to start reading philosophy >Start with a tractus that supposedly is beginners level. >Intro: "before starting you should read the works of philosopher x">Go read the works of philosopher x>Warning in the first few pages>Philosopher X work is a commentary on philosopher Y work. You should read it first>Go read philosopher Y>Philosopher Y is only trascendent because of the critique philosopher Z did as his PhD thesis>Go read philosopher Z work>Intro to the book: philosopher Z is completely irrelevant and wrong in everythingFuck off, please
start with the greeks moron
>>25600538>the greeks moronPlato?
>>25600560Yeah read Euthyphro, Apology, Crito, PhaedoMeno too if ya want.Each work is under an hour. They are dialogues so its like reading a script its not hard there are characters so it is less abstract.If you like it go and tackle The Republic. If not then you dont have to deal with philosophy.
>>25600564Finally, an useful answer in 4chan
Philosophy is a useless meme and you're a fucking retard for falling for it.
>>25600564Ok Phaedo is a bit longer. Read that one last.That order is important because it tells the story of the the last days of Socrates.That is the framing for all the philosophical concepts presented.
reconstruct pre-Pre-Socratics from first principles and then start with the Greeks
>>25600564Is Loeb okay?
>>25600621nta, but i don't think you'll go wrong reading the (older) loeb translations of plato
