Joel Uckelman on 20 Aug 2001 22:02:16 -0000


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Re: hosers-talk: Majordomo --> Mailman?


Quoth "Jon Stewart":
> > Mm, no opinion yet.  Any good suggestions on a starting Philosophy 
> > book?  I've read some of the 'greats' with some difficulty, but no real 
> > relevations.
> 
> 
> Check out _Sophie's World_ (by Jostein Gardner) from the library. Skim the
> story, read the parts about philosophy, and then go from there. It won't
> take but a little time. Joel and Josh may snicker, but it serves as a 
> decent overview of occidental philosophy.

I'm not going to snicker at that. It's used in intro classes sometimes.

-- 
J.