Philosophy Books: To Read, Or Not To Read, That Is The Question

I've been disappointed with my reading of philosophy books over the last year, so here are the reasons why. In Episode #326 of 'Musings' Juan and I discuss: my loose definition of philosophy and philosophers, why I came in with high expectations, whether you should be able to read a book as a stand alone, linking deep ideas back to reality, Interlingua and how a lot of philosophy can be semantics, a list of all the books I read over this last year and some thoughts on being too dumb to understand. A big thanks to TheBigCheese, Rastacalavera, This Is The Future and Joey Broad Shoulders for supporting the show. A handsome bunch of individuals! As always, we hope you enjoy. Mere Mortals out! Timeline: (0:00) - We're live but maybe some changes (0:39) - Why I'm moaning about Philosophy Books (1:21) - Define philosophy & philosophers? (5:33) - Expectations (8:42) - Understanding requires a liberal arts degree (14:43) - Effective philosophy (22:03) - Language games (27:14) - Chat comments (28:58) - Boostagram Lounge (35:12) - The books I read (40:38) - A great book and managing expectations (47:42) - How I could have made this experience better (53:14) - General sumup (54:51) - Value for Value Intro Music by 'Signs Of New Growth': https://podcastindex.social/@SignsOfNewGrowth Connect with Mere Mortals: Website: https://www.meremortalspodcast.com/ Discord: https://discord.gg/jjfq9eGReU Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/meremortalspodcast/ Support the show