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If you want to get started with philosophy, read these five books. This is a nice survey, including ethics, philosophy of mind, epistemology, and political philosophy. Philosophers mentioned include Plato, Aristotle, Descartes, Elisabeth of Bohemia, Thomas Nagel, and Elizabeth Anderson.

The video that convinced me to add Elisabeth of Bohemia: https://youtu.be/5_0Jg1VZxis

I hope you enjoy!

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