Start with a book that gives a general overview so you can learn about different schools of thought, Western vs Eastern, etc.
There are also good YouTube channels to help introduce you to Philosophy. With that said, Lao Tzu’s Tao Te Ching and Dostoyevsky’s Notes from the Underground come to mind for me. African philosophy is also very fascinating as well.
thanks for the info breh, when I was at the mall at Barnes and Nobles the philosophy section was crazy small
The Wretched of the Earth - Frantz Fanon
Black Skin, White Masks - Frantz Fanon
The Invisible Man - Ralph Ellison
These are a good start.
Start with a book that gives a general overview so you can learn about different schools of thought, Western vs Eastern, etc.
There are also good YouTube channels to help introduce you to Philosophy. With that said, Lao Tzu’s Tao Te Ching and Dostoyevsky’s Notes from the Underground come to mind for me. African philosophy is also very fascinating as well.
I’ve been doing a deep dive on the philosophy of consciousness.
Having long ass conversations with Chat-GPT on it and shyt.
Check out Consciousness Explained book:
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Consciousness Explained - Wikipedia
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Also check out Daniel and Kelly’s Extraordinary Universe podcast. They just did an episode on Consciousness last week.
Man’s search for meaning by Frankl
Human Nature and Social order - Cooley
Heart of Darkness by Conrad and Things fall apart (not sure it counts as philosophy)
The Wretched of the Earth - Frantz Fanon
Black Skin, White Masks - Frantz Fanon
The Invisible Man - Ralph Ellison (this is something that's ideal for what you're looking for).
These are a good start.
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Really good channel to get yourself more familiar. Can also guide you to what you’d be more interested in reading. I like Eastern and African shyt more than Western philosophy but it’s good to get a rounded viewpoint.
Philosophy some hardcore shyt cuz you questioning everything at that point lol.
Highly recommend these. All classics!
World Philosophies: An Historical Introduction
Think: A Compelling Introduction to Philosophy
Bertrand Russell's history of philosophy
Atheism and Theism - by J. J. C. Smart & John Haldane
Coming from someone who studied a little philosophy in college, these were some of the best overviews I read and allowed me to jump directly to a bunch of philosophers works Afterwards