hey /lit/ can you help me into philosophy? i know some surface-level eastern thought. i've read the tao te ching and the i ching. but i know nothing about the west. can you recommend me some good starting points? i assume that this question gets asked here a lot so sorry in advance
>>7606986
>philosophy
The only kids who care enough to read philosophy are those who weren't smart enough for STEM.
Start with the Greeks.
>>7606986
Get him to the Greek
>>7606989
true
>>7606989
Philosophy is harder than the average STEM subject. I say that as a STEM major.
>>7607005
Read the sticky, faggot
>>7607031
k thx
>>7607004
Not really. You are just more likely to be paired with opinionated professors who are almost always guaranteed to disagree with you at times and hold you accountable with a low grade. If you are strong in your STEM field, you are almost guaranteed to end your collegiate era with a good GPA. In Philosophy, you are more likely to end with a mediocre GPA because philosophy is partial to opinions in many cases... I wouldn't major in philosophy. I got a B in my intro class and said fuck that.
>>7607063
You must have had shit professors. I got an A in my intro class and argued the fuck out of the professor. Honestly, to the point the rest of the class just shut up and let us argue. It was pretty pathetic.
>>7606989
The numbers dont lie
Actual
http://www.randalolson.com/2014/06/25/average-iq-of-students-by-college-major-and-gender-ratio/
Intended
http://www.statisticbrain.com/iq-estimates-by-intended-college-major/
>>7607090
Thanks. I don't get how anyone can think that putting glorified conceptual lego blocks together to meet predefined goals is a mark of intelligence.
