>read original works by philosophers
>read books about specific philosophers
>read books about philosophy in a given period
>read books about a given branch of philosophy
Is any of these better than the others, or should you just do all of them, in general.
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>>8235760
Books about a certain branch works better with analytic philosophy.
>>8235760
>should you just do all of them
yes
heres a priority
1
>read original works by philosophers
(be sure to have read the prequisites first (i.e no reading hegel or schopenhauer withou having read kant, no aristotle without plato, etc))
2
>read books about a given branch of philosophy
for introductions
3
>read books about specific philosophers
for specialization