Philosophy Books: To Read, Or Not To Read, That Is The Question

I've been disappointed with my reading of philosophy books over the last year, so here are the reasons why.

In Episode #326 of 'Musings' Juan and I discuss: my loose definition of philosophy and philosophers, why I came in with high expectations, whether you should be able to read a book as a stand alone, linking deep ideas back to reality, Interlingua and how a lot of philosophy can be semantics, a list of all the books I read over this last year and some thoughts on being too dumb to understand.

A big thanks to TheBigCheese, Rastacalavera, This Is The Future and Joey Broad Shoulders for supporting the show. A handsome bunch of individuals!

As always, we hope you enjoy. Mere Mortals out!

Timeline:
(0:00) - We're live but maybe some changes
(0:39) - Why I'm moaning about Philosophy Books
(1:21) - Define philosophy & philosophers?
(5:33) - Expectations
(8:42) - Understanding requires a liberal arts degree
(14:43) - Effective philosophy
(22:03) - Language games
(27:14) - Chat comments
(28:58) - Boostagram Lounge
(35:12) - The books I read
(40:38) - A great book and managing expectations
(47:42) - How I could have made this experience better
(53:14) - General sumup
(54:51) - Value for Value


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