Recs if you like The Social Contract...
philosophy basics for non-academics
This is a list I’m making for all the people who aren’t philosophy majors who want to be better-read in the world of thought! Easier reads to get your toes wet.
Essential Francophone Lit: Classics & Contemporary
A collection of acclaimed classic and contemporary Francophone literature. I chose to classify as Francophone rather than French in order to include authors who wrote in French but were/are not of French nationality, especially authors from colonised countries. Non-exhaustive as I'm not an expert I am keeping this list to one book per author but suggestions very welcome! :)
Francophonie mon amour ❤️
==== Work In Progress, taking recommandations! ====
Based on my original post on having quests for French Literature! Thanks to everyone that participated in the discussion and still do!
This list covers books first published in French, from all over the world!
See also:
- French Classics Starter Pack I
- French Classics Starter Pack II
- French Modern Classics Starter Pack I
- French Literature Final Boss
French Classics Starter Pack II
Based on my original post on having quests for French Literature! Thanks to everyone that participated in the discussion and helped me put these together!
This list covers books published between the 12th and the 19th centuries. See comments for more info on the methodology I used!
See also:
- French Classics Starter Pack I
- French Modern Classics Starter Pack I
- Francophonie mon amour
- French Literature Final Boss
to expand your world view
a collection of fiction and nonfiction texts on gender, race, culture, history, politics that feel like absolute must reads
POV: You're Jose Rizal
We often talk about what Rizal wrote, but what did the National Hero consume to write so well? To think in that way? Rizal was known to be a voracious reader, getting it from his parents ("[My parents] urged me to read and understand them [books]") and then spending hours in libraries overseas. From his letter to Blumentritt (Nov. 8, 1888): "The Indio, in general, is very fond of reading and studying…”
Political Theory
Ye Olde Politick
Classic political works from before World War II. Some have modern publication dates because they have only received translations in the past couple of years; as long as the original work was published before 1939, it counts.
