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Some are good, some are full of cringe. But I wouldn't hesitate to recommend them to someone interested in philosophy but has no idea where to start nor is currently enrolled in a university.

I started with Metallica and Philosophy. If you think explaining the Ship of Theseus by way of Lars Ulrich losing a piece of his drum kit every show during a tour is maybe slightly funny but useful, it can't hurt to pick these up. Not much here for people with a general background in philosophy though. They're definitely introductions to the field that try to hook you with topics you already care or know some stuff about.

I still unashamedly stand by Philosophy for Dummies being the best damn introduction to philosophy I've ever read though.

> What specifically are Catholic hospitals doing? How are they killing people?

Oh shit, you weighed in on this issue with the full knowledge that you don't know anything about any of the topics that relate to it?

Start here: https://www.aclu.org/blog/religious-liberty/you-go-catholic-hospital-read
And here: https://www.amazon.com/Philosophy-Dummies-Tom-Morris/dp/0764551531
And here: https://www.amazon.com/Medical-Ethics-Dummies-Jane-Runzheimer/dp/0470878568

Edit: It doesn't matter whether you were ignorant of any of this beforehand. You've supported the notion that religious beliefs are more valuable than women or their rights. You're completely evil. Fuck you.

>pretty good example of a whataboutism.

But what you described it as is a red herring fallacy, or more appropriately tu quoque. So again, please learn2philosophy before you start trying to spew stuff. I recommend reading a book.

>Who is?

I am. You are. You replied to me about why it would be logically consistent to kill human meaters. You have engaged and you now you can't back out lest vegans look like dumdums.

>I am defering to an authority figure because the cat killing thing is about whether "a vegan" should or should not kill their cat and the vegan society pretty much decides what "a vegan" means.

This is erroneous. Does this mean that if the Vegan Society decides tomorrow to state that Vegans now include people that only drink milk on Sundays, they would be correct?

If the Vegan Society told you to go jump off a bridge, would you do it?

I would think you would start off from the beginning, I am presuming you mean Western philosophy.

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https://historyofphilosophy.net/

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Fee public domain books: https://ebooks.adelaide.edu.au/meta/collections

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I actually have that exact book lying on my desk at this very moment. :) Haven't read it yet though.

Thanks for taking the time and shareing about your experiences! Canada seams to have a better grasp on this it turns out, In my high school we had classes that would be elective but it barely scratches the surface of what you would like to pursue in college. I don't have any experience as a teacher, but it just seams to me if you had local businesses possibly get local tax credit by accepting an intern from a high school or just even shadowing a professional it would go a long way.

Getting past the localization is going to be difficult, another option would be to get instructors from professional organizations to do certification type classes so you could leave high school with possibly some technical certifications. We had a close community college that you could dual enroll in classes after you where a junior at the highschool, but most didn't take them up on that.

1.) I have read Philosophy for Dummys by Tom Morris a philosophy professor from Notre Dame, excellent book its like taking a semester of his class. I completely agree with a philosophy class or even book like this one.

2.) this is a great concept, because many financial tools require mathematical concepts as well.

3.) That could work possibly with one person on a particular day but getting a group of people for a day would be a bit harder to do with some professionals who might have the same working hours as school hours.

I don't remember their topics (or if I read all of them) but:

Philosophy 101

The Philosophy Book: Big Ideas Simply Explained

50 Philosophy Ideas You Really Need to Know

Philosophy For Dummies