Yes indeed! I have Kindle on my Mac and
am amazed at how many Kindle books are
free!

Well, I have read Plato's Republic ( I thought it
stunk, but I read it), and some of Aristotle. Aristot-
le seems to me to be the most intelligent person
who ever lived (possibly excepting Ayn Rand; but
I'm not certain even of that). I read his validation of
the Law of Identity, maybe about 6 times be-
fore I understood it. The thing was, he was val-
idating something that normal people would nev-
er have thought of questioning, that was what
made it so difficult. He made some mistakes in
biology, but he was still a genius. I also read
Augustine's Confessions and City of God
(that was really rotten), and some of Thomas
Aquinas. I have read John Locke's Two Treat-
ises of Government. I have not read Kant yet;
sometime maybe when I have plenty of time and
plenty of Coca-Cola (as a stomach-settler). Ad-
mittedly, I have a prejudice against him already,
but I guess it is a little unfair of me to denounce
him without having read him (other than in quotes by others).

Due to Ayn Rand's admiring of Aristotle I had been planning to read some of his works. However, Aristotle for Everyone was mentioned in this thread and it seems to be a good introduction, before I delve into the works themselves. Thank you for the input!

I didn't understand until I read the link- I love what he's said, both amusing and insightful. I'm going to look at his books, too, for sheer entertainment purposes! Thanks John!

As a Heinlein fan I thoroughly appreciated what you linked. Thanks.

he was a science-fiction writer who had nearly-objectivist
principles at heart when he put his stories together.
my comment is more for entertainment than philosophy! -- j
.

Why not start with Aristotle - Ethics would be a good one. He observed the emerging mind and the resulting behaviors of mankind. It's also more direct and based in real human potential. Politics is another one.
In terms of natural law verses manmade law there is always Frederic Bastiat..The Law.
And of course, there is my favorite mentor of a more recent time...Mark Hamilton, Neothink and Neotech.
I'll save this link during the week end, perhaps I'll come with a few other unusual ones.

Thanks John! I haven't heard of Robert Heinlein.

I wonder if they're stil doing that?

when I was very young, I learned philosophy from
both Rand and also Robert Heinlein. . during a break,
you might want to check these notes out, from one of
his books:::

http://www.angelfire.com/or/sociology...

best to ya, Sarah!!! -- john
.

I'm an author and a game producer. I've mastered reality escapism. :)

That sounds fantastic. Losing my Kindle slowed down my rate of reading, but it's mostly the lack of time.

I have one of the first models and I had to buy a case to have a light. I read between 50-80 books a year...with my aging eyes a kindle is godsend.

That's a very good deal; says $49.99 on Amazon's website, but it's still fantastic. I used to have a Kindle Paperwhite, and I liked having the adjustable light.

My gut reaction was a scream of happiness; not because it's a comic book, but that Ayn Rand was included. XD
This book could be potentially very interesting.

FYI: I saw that Amazon is running a Black Friday special on a basic kindle for $43.00. You may want to check that out.

I used to have a Kindle e-reader, but I seem to have misplaced it... permanently.
I'll do my best to lessen the costs with my Mac app, however, because this is looking to be an expensive venture!

For a survey of the various philosophers in an unusual format you might try Action Philosophers! by Fred Van Lente. It's a 300 page graphic novel (comic book) introducing 42 philosophers and their ideas (including Ayn Rand).

I've read Ominous Parallels and it made me feel nauseated too. It was so easy to see where our society is leading.

Ominous Parallels give me Satre-like nausea sensation. History is repeating.

The Peikoff History of Philosophy lecture course referred to elsewhere on this page includes several lectures on Aristotle and Aquinas, showing both their strong points and the weaknesses. https://www.galtsgulchonline.com/post...

Ayn Rand considered herself to be Aristotelian in essence and regarded Aquinas as the best -- in his philosophy, not his theology -- as the classical thinker to follow up on Aristotle's philosophy. The differences in Kant versus Ayn Rand and Aristotle are fundamental.

Leonard Peikoff's Objectivism: The Philosophy of Ayn Rand, or "OPAR", is essential for understanding the foundations and at least implicitly the contrasts with traditional philosophers, but he's asking about Kant in particular.

Leonard Peikoff's lecture series on the History of Philosophy explains the historical development of the major philosophical positions through the history of western civilization, how they were connected and influenced one another, how they differ from Objectivism, and the Objectivist answer to philosophic problems in the historical context. He cites references and recommended reading. https://www.galtsgulchonline.com/post...

The course includes two full lectures on Kant, and subsequent lectures show Kant's further influence on philosophy, including Hegal, Marx and Pragmatism. It also shows why Kant's opaque "Muddy waters look deep" works are so difficult to read.

This history of philosophy course provides the background to understand the historical importance of philosophers, like Kant, influential in the history of ideas, and Ayn Rand's philosophy from "Galt's speech" to OPAR in ways you will not otherwise get.