A brief history of thought

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1. memlingSep 2022
   > The Bible is not exactly .. readable?

   I can appreciate why people might say this, but modern translations are not that hard, and large parts are narrative and relatively straightforward. Probably a bit of an explainer is helpful, just like any other major work of literature.

   As to whether OP would find it worthwhile reading, that obviously depends. But as others point out it is the most important book in shaping Western civilization as we know it...so there is probably some value.

   On that subject Luc Ferry's Brief History of Thought has perspectives on several major thought streams. I don't know how accessible it is, but when I read it a few years ago, I found it reasonable, and I don't know much about philosophy.

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2. caliguliminixDec 2020
   "A brief history of thought" by Luck Ferry is a great book to get started.
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3. steve-benjaminsOct 2014
   -- Read --

   Don Delillo: End Zone

   Luc Ferry: A Brief History of Thought

   Brett Easton Ellis: Less Than Zero

   -- Working on --

   Don Delillo: Libra

   Hubert Dreyfuss: Being in the World (it's taking me a long time...)

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