I need some recomendations. Anyone on this site have some successions for good books on philosphy, preferably from either Greco-Roman era, the Enlightenment, or Renaissance.
i would go with any jean-jacques roussieu(spelling?) and peter kroptkin warning: kroptkin was an anarchist so yeah Jean is from the enlightenment and kroptkin from the early 20th centurty
Kant's Critique of Pure Reason is, while needlessly wordy, a good foundational text. Some of the more esoteric principles of his argument will probably elude you on the first read, but you will have a good understanding of the basics of Western philosophy when you're finished. The Tao Te Ching is unspeakably labyrinthine in its depth, but it also uses simple language and simple structure. Eastern philosophy isn't, however, a great means to discern objective truth about the world. It instead puts emphasis on introspection and the relationship between people and nature and people and society. In one sense, that makes it infinitely more practical and applicable than Western philosophy, but if we take the goal of philosophy to be that of finding truth, it doesn't do a whole hell of a lot for us. Both should be available in pretty much any bookstore.
Learning to Fall by Philip Simmons is a very good book, of course, in respect to the simple language it uses and the way the author interprets everyday life. It's not from any of those listed time periods, but still is a good example.
