Getting Started In Philosophy

[Rito]

I recently got involved in the study of Philosophy and I intend to go really deep. I mainly started this quest on my own,after I was influenced by Leo's videos and some other sources that presented it to me in a way that it really piqued my interest.I feel that study of philosophy is genuinely putting my faculties to test as I am going  deeper and deeper.I also feel that  Actualizers  should genuinely devote some time to creating a foundation in Philosophy to achieve some degree of clarity over many things and gain some different perspective..Anybody here who can suggest me some books and resources? I am mainly from a technology background so I have no idea about how to pursue a disciplined study.I think Leo could be of great help as I saw in LinkedIn that he has a degree in Philosophy from UCI. 

[Henri]

Go where your passion and your interests take you.

A good start is History of Western Philosophy by Bertrand Russell. 

If you are mainly interested in personal development you probably better take off with eastern philosophy. I studied Schopenhauer about the human will for some time, a great and enormous writing, to find out years later by a Hindu legend that the will is just a thought! Mindblowing, I`m telling you...

A basic start for eastern philosophy would be Nagarjuna, Shankaracharya and Lao Tzu, being Buddhist, Hindu and Taoist. Learn some basic stuff and follow your passion and inner guide.

 

[Pallero]

What area of Philosophy are you most interested in?

Have you studied any basics yet? Do you know any history?

[Rito]

21 minutes ago, Pallero said:

What area of Philosophy are you most interested in?

Have you studied any basics yet? Do you know any history?

I have read some basics and history,so go that covered. Would like to know where can I get some intermediate level stuff? And of course the deeper stuff.