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GumboYaYa

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Wed Nov-26-03 11:37 AM
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25. It really depends on where he is in his study of philosophy.

Edited on Wed Nov-26-03 11:38 AM by GumboYaYa

Some of the "history of philosophy" books would be good if he is new to the study. If he has read the standards like Plato, Aristotle, DesCartes, Hegel, Kant, Mill, Hume etc. some of the more contemporary philospohers would be good.

Personally "Being and Time" by Heidegger had a profound influence on me, but it is not the first philosophy book someone should read.

If he is a mathematics/computer oriented person you may want consider one of the many books on fractals and chaos theory.

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