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user-inactivated  ·  4065 days ago  ·  link  ·    ·  parent  ·  post: To anyone interested in getting started with philosophy

Yeah I get the different approaches for different audiences, I'm just worried by what I see as an overarching trend to simplify things (like Kant and Descartes and Aristotle) that shouldn't necessarily be simplified.

I should note that I'm a bit out of line here because I haven't actually read the book in question, just reviews of it.





Descartes  ·  4063 days ago  ·  link  ·  

I haven't read the book either, but I see the value in simplifying things and presenting it in a certain way. I feel like if they explain the basic concept well enough (or as basic as you can get with guys like Kant, whom I struggled with), it will encourage the reader to research the ideas further. Sometimes if I want to see if a certain philosopher will interest me, I'll see if there's anything on Philosophy Bro first because it's entertaining and gives me a good introduction to the topic before I have to dive into the deeper thinking.

theholywombat  ·  4065 days ago  ·  link  ·  

it doesnt really oversimplify as much as explaining it in another way, like a good teacher