sisyphus' lament

what philosophy at university is really like:

That sounds interesting, I do like a good personal history. I’m from the UK and the film doesn’t seem to have been released here yet, but I’m sure I could watch it somehow.

I have to confess that I’ve barely read any Eastern Philosophy, the only text I’ve read cover to cover is the Bhagavad Gita and I enjoyed reading it immensely. It’s written in beautiful prose and the ideas that it communicates I find to be very interesting and thought provoking. I’d recommend it to anyone.

In terms of my favourite Philosophers I don’t really have that many. I haven’t studied enough to be able to pick out a few key people. However, I will say that Plato is the philosopher which helped me really understand what philosophy is all about.

The way he writes is relatively straight forward and easy to follow, his arguments are well constructed, and his ideas are fascinating. I’d recommend him to anyone who is looking to begin studying philosophy.