Recommendations

Books and Papers
1

Hi everyone, I’m looking for recommendations for books with a strong philosophical structure. If any of you can help me, I’d appreciate it.

2

What kind of book: a philosophy book, a history, philosophical fiction, a personal reflection…?

3

I second Moliere’s question, and would add: what are your interests? Are you interested in philosophy of mind? Historical reflections? Existential questions? Etc.

4

Two books I’ve previously recommended on the forum:

  • Kinds of Minds: Towards an Understanding of Consciousness by the philosopher Daniel C. Dennett (topics: philosophy of mind, consciousness, cognitive science)

  • The Beginning of Infinity: Explanations that Transform the World by the physicist David Deutsch (topics: philosophy of science, epistemology, human progress)

5

Welcome @Iam. As others have said, we’re going to struggle to give you any recommendations, because it’s not clear what a “philosophical structure” is. There are novels with philosophical themes (Dostoevsky, Camus); other works of fiction based on philosophical concepts (Borges); books on the history of philosophy (Russell); many introductions to philosophy; and many works of original and systematic philosophy (Kant, Hegel).

If you tell us what you’re looking for, maybe we can help.

7

May I suggest the translations of Louis Lavelle in the website “Remembrance of Being”

8

I highly recommend J.L. Austin’s Sense and Sensibilia as it is clear, insightful, and provides a framework of age-old questions but in response to certain modern incarnations (“indirect”, “real”, “sense-data”). An archived reading group of the book is here

Any other essays of his are very good as well though it can be hard to understand why he is making a fuss about some things.