Beginner-Friendly Philosophy Books (From Every Era of History)

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If you like what I do, support me on Substack: https://jaredhenderson.substack.com In addition to supporting my project, you get book reviews, essays, and read-along posts about great works of philosophy. I've been revising and expanding my list of beginner-friendly philosophy books. Now I have recommendations for historical overviews, ancient Greece, medieval philosophy, modern philosophy, and more. History of Philosophy Without Any Gaps podcast: https://historyofphilosophy.net/ Early Modern Texts: https://www.earlymoderntexts.com/ Overthink's video on Sartre: https://youtu.be/-KNlVzAbadA?si=x84dIwib4gLQ_i__ → Books A History of Philosophy Without Any Gaps: https://amzn.to/3KamDhG Copleston's History of Philosophy: https://amzn.to/3wMBETR Russell's History of Western Philosophy: https://amzn.to/3V7VRg5 Plato's Five Dialogues: https://amzn.to/4bx1drm Plato's Republic: https://amzn.to/4dNPwhi Aristotle's Nicomachean Ethics: https://amzn.to/3WOFJBJ Aristotle Reader: https://amzn.to/3WK5FON Hellenistic Philosophy: https://amzn.to/3wFy1PF Epictetus' Complete Works: https://amzn.to/3V7neXN Marcus Aurelius' Meditations: https://amzn.to/3wH856c Seneca's Letters on Ethics: https://amzn.to/4asrC8f Seneca's Hardship & Happiness: https://amzn.to/3ypf986 Boethius' Consolation of Philosophy: https://amzn.to/44RUdCx Introduction to Classical Chinese Philosophy: https://amzn.to/3yt8Foy Four Chinese Classics: https://amzn.to/3yt8Foy Sarma's Classical Indian Philosophy: https://amzn.to/4az58Cu Medieval Philosophy Anthology: https://amzn.to/3yteN0a Pasnau's Metaphysical Themes: https://amzn.to/3K6pQit Augustine's Confessions: https://amzn.to/3Ka1d4l Augustine's City of God: https://amzn.to/3K6pYOZ A Maimonide's Reader: https://amzn.to/3QXQePd Classical Arabic Philosophy: https://amzn.to/4apopGl The Praise of Folly: https://amzn.to/4atZjX3 Early Modern Anthology: https://amzn.to/3ylUhyk Renaissance Reader: https://amzn.to/3yCLdVR Descartes' Discourse and Meditations: https://amzn.to/3wQUt8j Locke's Essay Concerning Human Understanding: https://amzn.to/4btfy80 Kant's Groundwork of the Metaphysics of Morals: https://amzn.to/3wTnvUR Wollstonecraft's Vindication of the Rights of Woman: https://amzn.to/4bqrBmy J.S. Mill's Utilitarianism: https://amzn.to/4azssQp J.S. Mill's On Liberty: https://amzn.to/3WOGIBV Nietzsche's Beyond Good and Evil: https://amzn.to/4bJuZZj Nietzsche's The Gay Science: https://amzn.to/4dMrtPU Kierkegaard's Fear and Trembling: https://amzn.to/3K8as4S James' Pragmatism: https://amzn.to/3QOtwJ9 de Beauvoir's Second Sex: https://amzn.to/4dR8Iuw Sartre's Existentialism is a Humanism: https://amzn.to/3ylUIss Russell's Problems of Philosophy: https://amzn.to/44NyhbZ Ayer's Language, Truth, and Logic: https://amzn.to/3V5G1CS Austin's How to Do Things With Words: https://amzn.to/3Rh8G5N → Timestamps 00:00 Beginning 01:10 Historical Overviews 05:57 Ancient Greek Philosophy 10:35 Ancient Roman Philosophy 15:38 Eastern Philosophy 18:07 Medieval Philosophy 21:13 Early Modern Philosophy 25:45 Late Modern Philosophy 32:31 20th Century Philosophy → Video Gear Mic: https://amzn.to/3Uw7ZVw Recorder: https://amzn.to/3Tz1uQp Camera: https://amzn.to/3Ust3MT Camera (upgrade): https://amzn.to/3EFGW4e Lens: https://amzn.to/3WXbAhd Lens (upgrade): https://amzn.to/3SA49KM These are affiliate links with Amazon. The channel earns a commission from each purchase — but it doesn't cost you anything.