@sarahk802
I fell in love with a philosopher. It was a tragic heart wrenching relationship. If studying had made us wise, we might have resolved our differences. There is mind-knowing and heart-knowing. Knowledge can be cold and cruel without the warmth of love.
@MyMy-tv7fd
1. Epistemic Injustice, by Miranda Fricker (2007) - much cited 2. The Apology, by Plato (4th c.BC) - much used intro. philosophy 3. The Burnout Society, by Byung-Chul Han (2015) 4. On Bullshit, by Harry Frankfurt (2005) 5. Know-It-All Society, by Michael Lynch (2019) - truth in politcs 6. De Brevitate Vitæ (On the shortness of life), by Seneca (the younger), (AD49)
@pierrebassel2109
It's a good day when this channel uploads a video❤
@TheUnwantonLife
I bought "On Bullshit" today! What're the odds. Thanks for the recs
@BMB57
Awesome list as always, Jared. I've only read the seneca writing out of these, and it's incredible. Looking forward to checking out the rest
@bourdieufan7433
6 absolute bangers imo. (the fricker reading formed part of my philosophy masters in the uk)
@allensnea9335
Banger. Also I've been reading the Nichomanean Ethics because of you haha
@LiterateTexan
Jared, have you read The Idea of Wilderness by Max Oelschlaeger? It's not a book you can read in an evening, but I think you'd enjoy it. Max is a brilliant writer. He's also the man who explained the expression "hermeneutics" to me. Hermeneutics? Wasn't he a linebacker for the Philadelphia Eagles?
@crypto_yes
Oh My Gosh! Just listened to "On Bullshit" while doing my weekend cleaning (free on Audible+). Can't believe there is such an intense book on this subject! Going to have to read it now because listening just scratches the surface. I can tell there's some Ven Diagrams & Mind-maps needed to fully understand. 3rd book you've recommended that I've gone in on - have also read "Think" and about 2/3 of Anathem.
@mezinskiyan
I read Plato's Apology and Seneca's treatise. These are really great books. I return to these books many times.
@andrewkuzik5008
Hey Jared, after hearing you repeatedly recommend “The Dispossessed” by Ursula K. Le Guin, I finally found the time to read the novel. It did not disappoint. I just graduated in May as a philosophy and business major, so the best parts of the book for me are the varied dialogues between Shevek and the other interlocutors, either from Urras or Anarres. These are the parts of the book where questions are raised around: human nature, freedom, the authority of government, and what an anarchist society should be. It definitely reshaped my thinking and left me re-considering my views on political philosophy. Thank you for the recommendation, but now I have a question. Have you made videos on political philosophy yet? If not, do you plan to in the future? I personally would like to see a video of you discussing philosophical anarchism; both the socialist and the capitalist versions. Or you could talk about the various philosophical views that support the existence of a government: social contracts, the divine right to rule, or rule consequentialism.
@MorganBallesteros-g1w
What, no Critique of Pure Reason? No Phenomenology of Spirit? Being and Time? Being and Nothingness? You seem to have left out some of the most important short-reads ever!
@iWizard
Awesome video, Jared. 1) I love the Apology. 2) Never read the Fricker book, but I imagine at some point she mentions the informal fallacy Circumstantial Ad Hominem. It sounds like that is mainly what the book is about. 3) As for the Han book, I’m certainly no Marxist, but I find that I get along with Marxists and sometimes agree with their diagnoses even when I don’t agree with their solutions. 4) I teach On Bullshit to my seniors. Love the distinction between truth-tellers, liars, and bullshitters, and I love his explanation at the end as to WHY there’s so much BS. 5) Never read Know It All Society, but it sounds like it’s right up my alley. As a Philosophy major myself, I had a hard time moving from an environment where arguments and debates were normal, common, searching, and almost always respectful and fun, to a world, after college, in which people find the discussion of important issues, especially religious, political, and philosophical issues, to be a form of rude impertinence. Apparently I was in a bubble. 6) The Seneca book sounds amazing. That is going on my TBR right now. Haven’t really spent much time with the Stoics. Looking forward to our conversation on Johanna's channel. Keep up the great work. :)
@joshf7321
Already know this will be a banger
@came_leon
I love that you mention E. Anderson's video on the Burnout Society. I watched it when it came out so it's like you're having a kind of indirect conversation. You should get together with overthink some time, and discuss a topic for a special episode. That would be cool.
@lisawallace1741
I bought all 6 - thanks for the recommendations!
@sophiaisabelle0
We appreciate content like this. We learn so much from you.
@Le_Marquis_de_Faux_Images
After your recommendation of Plato's "Republic", I have been reading it on the bus and I love how easy it is to get into it.
@michaelmasiello6752
I’ve just stumbled on your channel this week, and like your content. I often tell my literature students that they haven’t read something once until they’ve read it twice, something that applies doubly to many philosophy texts. But I have also been in a life and death struggle with certain philosophers recently, and in this case, I don’t think the “quick first read” works: Hegel, Heidegger, and Levinas—is it possible to do anything but immersive reading of these folks from the start? And possibly an expensive/time-consuming secondary literature too? Anyway, I like what you do here, and I am curious to see if you will have something to say about The Phenomenology of Spirit, which seemed to be on deck for you (despite the “read all of Hegel” debacle you endured as a student). Cheers!
@ParkerNotes