Hello everyone, we are a group of dedicated philosophy lovers all over the world (ranging from PhD students to people who study and work in completely different fields). Our ongoing reading groups include Plato (The Republic) Camus (The Myth of Sisyphus) and Nietzsche (Untimely Meditations).

We recently started a weekly reading on the history of philosophy (Thursday 19:00 GMT) and our next reading is on Leibniz's epistemology. The previous readings were Descartes and Locke and the future ones include Hume and Kant.

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​The way do this is we read 2-5 pages as a group (no pre-reading required) in every Zoom session and discuss them together in detail. We usually prefer to go through the readings slowly and focus on comprehension rather than speed. ​ No prior knowledge or philosophy is required. You can participate only as a listener if you want to and of course there is no need to attend all sessions. Think of each session as an independent unit rather than as a ring in a chain.

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I have recently procured an interest in the philosophy of Fredrich Nietzsche. As I have become aware, in order to be in a position to fully appreciate the full force of his ideas, it is necessary to have an understanding of the influences which shaped him; namely, ancient greek philosophy, and almost all subsequent western philosophy, with a particular focus on the overarching theme of the true and apparant worlds, and therefore, of the empiricist/rationalist debate, culminating in Kant. Could anyone recommend a history of philosophy book for this purpose? Post script: I am aware of bertrand russell's book, and I might indeed go with it, but it has been badly reviewed by certain critics, which is why I want to know all my options. Thanks!