I’m not particularly educated, but I read a lot. At the moment it’s mostly sci-fi but I decided to branch out my reading to broaden and educate my mind.
I’ve only really heard of a few of these things. I’ve heard of Shakespeare and Tennyson and read a little of their stuff. I’ve heard of Aristotle and I think a John locke(?) But I don’t really know where to start with either of those.
I’d like a list of 10-30+ of plays, classic novels, noted works on Philosophy, History and Politics for me to work my way through and to read to broaden my mind.
Thank you so much!
by Lonely_Chipmunk_8986
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A History of Knowledge by Charles Van Doren (the quiz show cheat) served me well enough as a crash course in knowing who the great thinkers were
Find a list and work through it, I’d say.
[https://www.theguardian.com/world/2002/may/08/books.booksnews](https://www.theguardian.com/world/2002/may/08/books.booksnews)
[https://www.theguardian.com/books/2009/jan/23/bestbooks-fiction](https://www.theguardian.com/books/2009/jan/23/bestbooks-fiction)
[https://www.theguardian.com/books/2017/dec/31/the-100-best-nonfiction-books-of-all-time-the-full-list](https://www.theguardian.com/books/2017/dec/31/the-100-best-nonfiction-books-of-all-time-the-full-list)
[https://thegreatestbooks.org/lists/169](https://thegreatestbooks.org/lists/169)
[fivebooks.com](https://fivebooks.com) also has great recommendations in different fields.
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