This book changed my lifeThe Goat writes, "Some books have made a huge impact on my life." It's true. It wasn't until the b3ta mods read the Flashman novels that we changed from mild-mannered computer operators into heavily-whiskered copulators, poltroons and all round bastards in a well-known cavalry regiment.
What books have changed the way you think, the way you live, or just gave you a rollicking good time?
Friendly hint: A bit of background rather than just a bunch of book titles would make your stories more readable
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chthonic, Thu 15 May 2008, 15:11)
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DiT -I'll have a think and gaz you. Think is not something I've read, but Blackburn is reliable and it seems like a good place to start. AC Grayling, too, has some pretty readable and straightforward stuff. Nagel's Mortal Questions is something I used to throw at freshers - it's based on published articles, so presupposes some knowledge, but the leap for the newcomer is not all that great - you should be able to fill in the gaps. If it's philosophy of mind that interests you, Dan O'Brien's An Introduction to the Theory of Knowledge is supposed to be good - not my field, but I know Dan and the book has good reviews.
Russell's Probms of Philosophy is showing its age, but is very accessible; Baggini's What Philosophers Think and What More Philosophers Think represent quite a good tasting-menu...
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Enzyme is powered by sunlight, Fri 16 May 2008, 12:16,
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