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Question: Anyone know any good philosophy books!?
i've read a bunch of religion books, now that i've got that established, i was thinking about moving on to philosophy!. have any of y'all read zen and the art of motorcycle maintenance!? i want something that will make me think, but not put me to sleep!. i'm 15, so please take that into consideration!. lol!.Www@QuestionHome@Com


Best Answer - Chosen by Asker:
Norman P!. Barry: An Introduction to Modern Political Theory
- rational-individualist nonsense
Gregory Bateson: Mind and Nature*
A Necessary Unity
Paul M!. Churchland: The Engine of Reason, the Seat of the Soul
A Philosophical Journey into the Brain
Paul Davies: The Mind of God
- can physics answer everything!?
Daniel C!. Dennett: Brainchildren
Essays on Designing Minds
Daniel C!. Dennett: Consciousness Explained*
- assorted bogeymen are summarily dispatched
Daniel C!. Dennett: Darwin's Dangerous Idea*
Evolution and the Meanings of Life
Daniel C!. Dennett: Elbow Room*
The Varieties of Free Will Worth Wanting
Antony Easthope, Kate McGowan: A Critical and Cultural Theory Reader
i think this would doWww@QuestionHome@Com

Here is a list of some very good books!.
Three Magic Words by Uell S!. Andersen
True Prosperity: How to Have Everything by Yehuda Berg
Way of the Peaceful Warrior: A Book That Changes Lives by Dan Millman
Infinite Self by Stuart Wilde
A Course in Miracles by Foundation for Inner Peace
Conversations with God : An Uncommon Dialogue (Book 1) by Neale Donald Walsch
The Hidden Messages in Water by Masaru Emoto and David A!. Thayne

There you go, I have read all of these and they are all excellent!. You can go here to order or read the reviews and get further information about each book!. Enjoy http://www!.amazon!.com/Www@QuestionHome@Com

Have you read the communist manifesto yet!? It's awesome!. also, Voltaire's Candide is a short book with philosophical implications that's pretty fun to read!. Plato's Euthyphro is very interesting!. All these would be cheap and easy to find at a good small-business bookstore and are pretty philosophically fundamental but not too heavy!.

I made these suggestions based on the info given about you (age, experience w/regilious studies, etc)!. Www@QuestionHome@Com

I find books on philosophy normally boring!.!.!.i am 14, so i know!. But you could go into internet discussion groups or search for things you can ponder on!. But some books like you mentioned can be interesting, but i lose hope in the end!. Besides you always have the internet!. Good luck!Www@QuestionHome@Com

My answer is;
Yes, that is excellent Have you ever heard Philosophical Music!?
The Rock band Rush, has this Assume man who plays the drums and write most of their lyrics!. His Name is Nail Pert!. We call him the "Professor" for reasons you will hear in their songs,

Free Will
No Bodies Hero
Tom Sawyer
Closer to the Heart
Sector Red
Subdivisions
Side A of "2112"
Tears and Something for Nothing from Side B
All of "Roll The Bones"
And on and on and on!. Over 30 platinum Albums can't be wrong!.

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Im 15 too, and I read one called
The Little Book of Big Ideas: Philosophy!.

It sums up all the major philosophers and their ideas in no more then two of its tiny pages!. Lots of thought was paid into making it interesting - I just wanted to read it all day!.Www@QuestionHome@Com

You are way prodigal for your age!. The Big 15 huh! You've already knocked off "!.!.!.Motorcycle Maintenance"!. you must be brilliant! Try Eugene Herrigal's Masterpiece!. Or better yet (this is serious advice to a 15 year old) try Fyodor Dostoievsky's "Notes From the Underground"!.Www@QuestionHome@Com

Zen and the Art is a wonderful book!. I learned a lot from it!. Rather considered it my "bible" (what I called books that were extremely important to me) at one time in my life!. Good place to start, and it will make you think all right!Www@QuestionHome@Com

Happiness, a guide to philosophy!.

By Allain De BottonWww@QuestionHome@Com

Converstion with GOD!.!.!.
It is avialable in three volumes!.Www@QuestionHome@Com

alexander of halesWww@QuestionHome@Com