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So I have decided to compile a list of books I would like to read. I also find myself able to achieve goals when they are apart of some grand scheme / list / timetable.
And so...........
THIS!
In any particular order:
Whenever I finish a book I will briefly post what I thought about it if people would like to know :D
I may also add to the list as I go :D
Thus Spoke Zarathustra - Friedrich Nietzsche
Beyond Good And Evil - Friedrich Nietzsche
1984 - George Orwell (I know, pretty surprising I haven't read this before)
On The Origin Of Species - Charles Darwin (COMPLETE)
Plato's Republic - Plato
On Liberty - John Stuart Mill
The Myth Of Sisyphus - Albert Camus
Annals - Tacitus
Candide - Voltaire (COMPLETE)
The Communist Manifesto - Karl Max & Friedrich Engels
The Logic Of Scientific Discovery - Karl Popper
The Problems Of Philosophy - Bertrand Russell
On posting this thread, I finished Candide earlier today and On The Origin Of Species a couple of days back.
Candide
I found Candide quite enjoyable, laughed out loud a couple of times when Voltaire was blatantly attacking Metaphysicians and Leibniz. I might re read it to pick up on some more of the subtleties. A very quick read.
On The Origin Of Species
On The Origin Of Species was a little bit hard to read because Darwin seems to enjoy the comma, so, many, commas. Definitely a good read though, after reading several of Richard Dawkins' books it is a real eye opener to see HOW Darwin pieced together the findings of other scientists to create a theory so logical and fool proof which back then was ground breaking for science.
Current Book: Thus Spoke Zarathustra Friedrich Nietzsche
Feel free to ask any specific questions :D
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god, i hate "thus spoke zarathustra".
and btw. his name is Friedrich Engels, not Joseph.
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Read The Division of Labor in Society by Emile Durkheim.
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On the Genealogy of Morals and Birth of Tragedy are good Nietzsche reads, if you like him.
The Republic is a classic, but if you want Plato at his best I'd recommend The Symposium. It's hilarious and has some amazing philosophy (I think).
I should also add that JS Mill is the man. Actually, you should read his autobiography. Very interesting life. I'm so pleased he did not become the rational machine that his dad and Bentham were trying to make him (though, I'm super jealous he learned ancient Greek at 4...).
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And once you finish Russel, I highly suggest you segway into Wittgenstein. Some people abhor lingistic philosophy, though I suspect this has a lot to do with how much faith most people put into the inherent truth-bearing of language. Not a bad list overall though, good stuff 
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I would also add
The Brothers Karamazov - Dostoyevsky
Paradise Lost - Dante oops, I meant "John Milton" (I get Paradise Lost and Inferno mixed up :D)
Peace Is Every Step - Thich Nhat Hanh
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Thanks for the responses guys, as I finish books I will add your suggestions :D
@Paljias, why? haha, seems alright to me so far. Thankyou for the correct name btw, not sure I had Joseph lol
@Shady Sands, noted!
@(The Doctor), yes I have heard about JSMs childhood where he was forced to sit around adult conversation, he never had any childhood friends, learned ancient Greek, Latin (I think) and all that good jazz, pretty intense
@Farvacola, Wittgenstein is definitely on my list, he is one philosopher who I know very little about so that will be completely new.
@hp.Shell, noted as well, have only heard of Dostoyevsky in that list so the other two will be interesting :D
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