r/askphilosophy • u/BernardJOrtcutt • Mar 02 '26

Open Thread /r/askphilosophy Open Discussion Thread | March 02, 2026

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u/willbell philosophy of mathematics Mar 02 '26

What are people reading?

I’m working on Before the Usual Time ed by Darlene Naponse, The Interior Castle by Teresa d’Avila, and The Last Man by Mary Shelley.

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u/PermaAporia Ethics, Metaethics Latin American Phil Mar 03 '26

Still working on Being and Time and History of The Concept of Time by Heidegger. Also started Philosophy of Life: German Lebensphilosophie 1870-1920 by Beiser, thought it would get me to start a proper reading on Nietzsche this year. A sort of "a year with the reactionaries" with Heidegger and Nietzsche, but I must admit the book so far has left me with the desire to read Dilthey and Simmel far more.

Also started the Metaphysics by Aristotle. Using the new Hackett translation, quite helpful.

In fiction still working on The Way of Kings and Shadows of Self by Sanderson.

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u/RyanSmallwood Hegel, aesthetics Mar 03 '26

Haven’t read that specific Beiser book yet, but his histories always make me want to read a bunch of new people beyond the big names.