I want to read philosophy which books should I read first

  • Cowbee [he/him, they/them]
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    2 months ago

    Elementary Principles of Philosophy by Georges Politzer is my favorite intro to Dialectical and Historical Materialism, and it's hosted on ProleWiki. It starts with Idealism, Dialectics, Materialism, Dialectical Idealism, then Dialectical and Historical Materialism.

    Do you have a specific, non-Marxist interest in philosophy?

      • Karma_404 [he/him]
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        2 months ago

        If you want to add some depth to your game with philosophy, the very end of Elementary principles of philosophy contains a section on 'dialectical method of analysis' of literary works. Try to reverse-engineer the process to structure your game/story for a proper development of the story.

          • bestmiaou@lemmygrad.ml
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            2 months ago

            the process, in brief, goes something like this:

            1. you write something (if this is the first time through this sequence for this work, it will definitely be bad. that's ok and expected)
            2. analyze that, which will reveal some significant flaws
            3. figure out some ways that may help with those flaws
            4. go back to step one with your improved understanding

            this can be very frustrating to begin with, but after a few tries you will start to see some improvement, and maybe even something you actually like.

          • Karma_404 [he/him]
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            2 months ago

            You know how learning how to read can help to be better writer? Same principles. If you know how people analysis a story, you could structure it in a a way so the reader can reach the conclusion you intended and not be stranded and confused.