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Wellness Wednesday for February 8, 2023

The Wednesday Wellness threads are meant to encourage users to ask for and provide advice and motivation to improve their lives. It isn't intended as a 'containment thread' and any content which could go here could instead be posted in its own thread. You could post:

  • Requests for advice and / or encouragement. On basically any topic and for any scale of problem.

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Hoping to start a book club to help people learn more about philosophy/improve themselves etc.

Anyone know of good intro to philosophy books, specifically utilitarianism? Looking for something newer and accessible but that still gives an accurate overview of the philosophy.

What's the level of commitment of your membership?

If/once you're very committed, Russell's History of Western Philosophy will cover, well, what it says on the tin.

If you're looking for something short/easy; I second Marcus Aurelius, or I'll throw in Hesse "Siddhartha." It's practically a pamphlet, but it has a followable narrative and asks all the big questions.

what it says on the tin.

If it says "Russell" on the tin, yes it will certainly cover that.