Questions tagged [secondary-literature]
Secondary literature is literature about other literature, for example philosophy textbooks. Consider also the reference-request tag.
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Philosophy of Action 101
I am looking for a concise introductory work to the philosophy of action, to use as a background text from which to start for a work in the field of social sciences.
After extense review, I haven't ...
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Can somebody help me choose relevant literature
I want to excuse myself beforehand if this is an inappropriate question on this forum.
I'm just starting studying and I need literature for my little paperwork in a philosophy seminar. The main line ...
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Is the principle of charity just confirmation bias?
The principle of charity seems absolutely integral to studying philosophy in any way at all.
How does an overlap of charity and confirmation bias work out, either in the class room or in philosophical ...
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Where and from whom can I learn about Wittgenstein's family resemblance?
After reading the relevant Wikipedia article as well as the relevant Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy article, I still feel like I need a gentle introduction to Wittgenstein's Philosophical ...
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A comprehensive reading of Foucault's theory of power
I have repeatedly encountered mentions and uses of Foucault's ideas when discussing socio-political issues, but have not had a proper introduction to his ideas. Recently, certain concepts from his ...
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Can anyone explain the meaning of "Hegelian Essence"
I've been reading Terry Eagleton's Marxist critique of the bronte's and Eagleton writes that Catherine "reifies Heathcliff to a Hegelian essence, sublimely untainted by empirical fact".
I can't seem ...
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The needs of many (in 'ok' circumstances) vs. the needs of few (in 'extreme' circumstances)
I am writing about decision making when allocating charity resources, and I need a bit of background on deciding between improving lots of lives for animals with, let's say, average welfare (that ...
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Did Nietzsche say that Dostoevsky "cried truth [from the blood]"?
Did Nietzsche say that Dostoevsky "cried truth [from the blood]"?
He praised Dostoyevsky's Notes from the Underground (1864) for having
“cried truth from the blood.”
The Handy Philosophy Answer ...
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Who did Schopenhauer have in mind when he wrote about "bad writers"?
In Brazil, a collection of five Schopenhuaer essays was published under the name "The Art of Writing", consisting of the essays Über Gelehrsamkeit und Gelehrte; Selbstdenken; Über Schriftstellerei und ...
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Reading Aristotle or Secondary Sources
In these two articles IEP and SEP, it is suggested that the works of Aristotle we have are very probably "lecture notes and draft manuscripts never intended for general readership." After reading some ...
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A companion or guide to Kant's Critique of Pure Reason
Which companion, or guide, would you recommend to someone trying to read and understand the original work, The Critique of Pure Reason? Why?
I'm inclined towards these two, The Cambridge Companion to ...
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Where can I find a rigorous and complete exposition of Plato's theory of Forms?
I've already consulted four different textbooks on the history of (ancient) philisophy (the ones by Russell, Giovanni Reale/Dario Antiseri, Sir Anthony Kenny and the one I use in high school), as well ...
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