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>start reading a book on the occult
>Starts talking about Plato's philosophy
>Don't understand what's going on

Where do I start with this guy?

>> No.10156758

Plato: Complete Works by John M. Cooper

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Start with
-5 Dialogues surrounding the Trial
His Magnum Opus
-The Republic
His main work about ethics, relationship, life
-Symposium
And then
-Laws if you want real ancient polsci and Parmenides if you want a challenge involving his theory of Forms

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Here's an idea. Instead of putting in the minimal amount of effort by asking a question that has been answered many times on google, you can just google it instead.

I'd suggest, without patronizing intentions, that you read this informative guide on how to post on the internet as well:

http://www.catb.org/esr/faqs/smart-questions.html

>> No.10156775

Start with the pre-socratics

>> No.10156779

>the occult
Please don’t. It’s a neverending rabbit hole. I don’t want to lose you, anon.