If you have questions or need assistance setting up your account please email pw@pubservice.com or call 1-800-278-2991 (U.S.) or 1-818-487-2069 (all other countries), Monday-Friday between 5am and 5pm Pacific time for assistance. 3) Learn the philosophical concepts first. Call: 1-800-278-2991 (US) or 1-818-487-2069 (Outside US/Canada) 5 a.m. - 5 p.m. Mon-Fri (Pacific), By Emily Colette Wilkinson & Garth Risk Hallberg A Tale of A Tub by Jonathan Swift - The first difficulty: The superabundant references to obsolete … Including quick summaries for beginners of modern philosophy books, eastern philosophy, western philosophy and more. 33 Challenging Books To Read For The Bragging Rights — Because Sometimes You Just Want To Be Able To Say You Finished It. We complain about its thorny prose and technical intricacy – but should philosophy really be accessible to all? By K.W. Philosophy is supposed to be difficult. I think The Phenomenology of the Spirit is a very dense read, probably one of the most difficult philosophy texts I've ever stumbled upon. Simply close and relaunch your preferred browser to log-in. The 8 Hardest Books We ' ve Ever Read (That Were Actually Worth It) By Sarah Stiefvater | Aug. 21, 2017. Critique of Pure Reason (attempted at first, failed miserably, read Prologomena and then returned to read it again) The Capital (read around 3/4th of it, gets more philosophical towards the end) Groundwork of … Another difficult book, though I haven't read it yet so this is just based on my general Faculty's opinion, is Heidegger's Being and Time. Subscribers: to set up your digital access click here. Very few people wake up and think “I need philosophy.” This is perfectly understandable. list created November 3rd, 2009 1) Philosophy is the root of almost all sciences. This guide includes the best philosophy books from throughout history. 4) Translations can make or break a philosophy book. To find out more about PW’s site license subscription options please email: pw@pubservice.com. Let us know in the comments! Hegel's Phenomenology of Spirit book. One Hundred Years of Solitude by Gabriel García Márquez (1967) PW “All Access” site license members have access to PW’s subscriber-only website content. 1. In the early days of history, almost all human knowledge could fit into a single academic ... 2) Why philosophy can be hard to read. By Ryan Holiday Updated October 14, 2020. Parts of this site are only available to paying PW subscribers. … |. If you can somehow read all 10, you probably ascend to the being immediately above Homo sapiens. It’s kind of frustrating. One of the worst works of philosophy, in my opinion, is the Bible. What books would you add? by. Five Dialogues by Plato. Garth Risk Hallberg is the author of A Field Guide to the North American Family and is a contributing editor at The Millions. Everests waiting out there for you to climb, should you be so bold. 1, Thus Spoke Zarathustra: A Book for All and None, Gödel, Escher, Bach: An Eternal Golden Braid, A Thousand Plateaus: Capitalism and Schizophrenia, The Archaeology of Knowledge & The Discourse on Language, Discourse on Method and Meditations on First Philosophy, The Sickness Unto Death: A Christian Psychological Exposition for Upbuilding and Awakening, Postmodernism, or, The Cultural Logic of Late Capitalism, Hans Jakob Christoffel von Grimmelshausen, 32 Short, New Books to Help You CRUSH Your Reading Challenge. Emily Colette Wilkinson is a critic living in Washington, DC. 9 Mind-Expanding Books Of Philosophy That Are Actually Readable (A Guide To Practical Philosophy) By Ryan Holiday Updated October 14, 2020. Back in 2009, The Millions started its "Difficult Books" series--devoted to identifying the hardest and most frustrating books ever written, as well as what made them so hard and frustrating. What are some of the most challenging philosophy books to read? Read 343 reviews from the world's largest community for readers. (We don’t want to name names, but one example that comes to mind rhymes with Shmavity’s Shmainbow.)