The Best World Philosophy Books Ever Written (or Edited, as the case may be)
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message 1: by Spiritual (new)

Spiritual Astronomy Scot Aaron for creating a new Spiritually based Cosmology (meta-physics) the Celestial Cosmology that uses simple Relativity Ratios.
2divineways.com

oh yes his 2003 book that developed this scientific model of Creation is "God's Science: a New Look at the Bible, Stars and Universes."


message 2: by David (new)

David Wheeler Well, I think there are differing kinds of metaphysics. There is the more serious sort like in:

http://philpapers.org/rec/WEAEEA

And then the kind you reference above Spiritual.

But what do I know, I'm just a silly Brit.


message 3: by F. (new)

F. R. M. What was "world philosophy" supposed to be?


message 4: by Blaine (last edited Jun 05, 2022 06:07PM) (new)

Blaine Snow Not much of a "world" philosophy list, being so laden with titles from western philosophy. Where are all the titles from the six major schools of Indian Brahmanical philosophy, or the many other Indian schools? the dozens of Buddhist schools from all the major Asian cultures?, or the many schools of Chinese indigenous philosophy, or, or, or..?

Clearly the Goodreads readership knows little about philosophy outside the western tradition (as rich as it is). Unfortunately, the western tradition is at best only one quarter of the world philosophical pie. As only one example to support such a statement, consider the 25 volumes of Karl H. Potter's (this being only one volume) Encyclopedia of Indian Philosophies Vol. 8: Buddhist Philosophy from 100 to 350 A.D.. Indian philosophy itself is as old and as complex and as varied and as sophisticated as the entire Greek-European tradition. Get with it folks - start reading and learning the philosophy of the world's other great literary cultures!

Actually, the whole idea of a "best world philosophy book" is ridiculous, laughable. BEST? How? By whose or what standards?


message 5: by Noel (last edited Jul 07, 2022 08:22AM) (new)

Noel I hope those votes for the Mein Kampf are meant to be ironic. Many of these aren’t even philosophical texts.


message 6: by Abet (new)

Abet yup, but some, not quite so learned as you, may jus' wish a little perspective. abe t
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