Homeschoolmom3 Posted February 17, 2016 Share Posted February 17, 2016 Working on my son's book list for next school year. Thought I'd see if you all ladies have any ideas for me as I gather my thoughts. My son's interest is in government, philosophy and religion. If you know of any great classical well written books I am all ears! Thanks for your time! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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helena Posted February 17, 2016 Share Posted February 17, 2016 (edited) We're just starting philosophy here. They've read The Story of Philosophy by Bryan Magee and Sophie's World by Jostein Gaarder. After finishing Sophie's World both girls decided to take a break and go back to The Discovery of Deduction (logic) :lol: :lol:. We have Great Courses Plus, so they plan on doing Big Questions of Philosophy and The Philosopher's Toolkit. Neither was prepared to do the workbook questions quite yet. :) I have Will Durant's The Story of Philosophy here when they're ready. I tried the audio version last month and liked it. We might do that when I have some Audible points to spare. We have lots of Camus, Sartre, Kafka, etc. I'm trying to herd all of the philosophy book into one area today. Looking forward to suggestions! :lurk5: Edited February 18, 2016 by helena Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
helena Posted February 18, 2016 Share Posted February 18, 2016 Bumping ;) We have a set titled Philosophy in the Twentieth Century by William Barrett and Henry Aiken. Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Riding The Little Prince The Art of War Republic Ooo! found a list Best Philosophy Introductions http://www.goodreads.com/list/show/23390.Best_Philosophy_Introductions Best part is, we have a lot of these. I just have to find them. :) :lurk5: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JoJosMom Posted February 18, 2016 Share Posted February 18, 2016 This is not a textbook, but it is a good, gentle introduction to thinking about philosophical questions. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
helena Posted February 18, 2016 Share Posted February 18, 2016 If you click JoJosMom's link and go to "Look Inside" there is an additional reading list with brief descriptions. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Saddlemomma Posted February 19, 2016 Share Posted February 19, 2016 My DD did Philosophy Adventures last year and enjoyed it. It compares/contrasts the pre-Socratic philosophers with Christian doctrine. Right now, for Apologetics, we're reading Dr. Michael Heiser's book, The Unseen Realm. It's fascinating and quite enlightening. DH is even listening in while he is working. DD tells me this is her favorite book in school right now. It's making the Bible and the understanding thereof much clearer for her. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cleopatra Posted February 19, 2016 Share Posted February 19, 2016 You have some great recommendations for philosophy already, but I'm going to add Does The Center Hold? by Donald Palmer. It's quite well-respected and, I think, in about its 5th edition. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
helena Posted February 19, 2016 Share Posted February 19, 2016 Do you have Great Courses Plus? They have a decent amount of religion lecture series. Each individual lecture has a suggested reading list. Unfortunately, they don't have any government lectures. Yet! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Homeschoolmom3 Posted February 19, 2016 Author Share Posted February 19, 2016 Thank you all for the suggestions...will be looking through them! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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