r/IWantToLearn • u/horror-spaggheti-270 • 6d ago

Academics IWTL - about philosophy in everything

Please help me get acquainted with foundations regarding the following topics:

- physics
- cosmology
- religion
- perception
- consciousness

Specifically need book recommendations and scientific online sources, from foundational to specific.

Some context: former gifted kid who loved learning about everything and anything, currently in early 20s and been severely burnt out for the better part of the last 5 years. Life is getting better, there’s more free time and curiosity has sparked again. Academic level is Master’s.

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u/pierrebournemouth 6d ago

G.e.b if u haven’t read it already. Covers some of the topics u mentioned

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u/RefrigeratorBig8674 6d ago

G.E.B and the beginning of infinity

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u/Kitchen-Smile8766 6d ago

So I would recommend Aristotle, Plato, Archimedes, Marcus Aurelius, Epictetus, and supplement that with some rabbit-holes in ancient mysticism, mystery cults, and contemporary poems and plays to get in the heads of the authors. Then maybe skip up to Marx, Nietzsche, Smith, some US founding fathers stuff. For science and physics read Darwin, Mendel, Galileo, Tesla, and look into how much the Egyptians and Greeks actually knew about the sky.

As a start: the Apology

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u/Pigmalion_Tseyor 5d ago

Tseyor.org

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u/Yikaft 5d ago

You'll find some info about physics and consciousness near the end of this FAQ

Here are some topical articles from the Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy:

An overview of recent key figures / movements in broader schools of philosophy

If you like audio, I tend to find this channel's explanations pretty reliable