Philosophy

Philosophy for adults or kids is a hard thing to start on. Some people suggest the famous Sophie's World, while I personally just read introductory texts as a kid. I wanted someone to cut to the chase and clearly outline everything.

I think the basic concepts of many philosophers make instinctive sense to children. Everyone can grasp how odd and strange the world is, and many famous thinkers were saying just that.

Heraclitus is one of my favorites. Only fragments of his work survives, read it here. As a pre-Socratic philosopher in ancient Greece, he said ‘you can’t step into the same river twice’ as they say, or:
“Ever-newer waters flow on those who step into the same rivers.”

Greek: ποταμοῖσι τοῖσιν αὐτοῖσιν ἐμϐαίνουσιν, ἕτερα καὶ ἕτερα ὕδατα ἐπιρρεῖ.
Pronounced: Potamoisi toisin autoisin embainousin, hetera kai hetera hudata epirrei


Of course, overall philosophy is nothing but the love [philo] of knowledge [sophia], so reading is the only way to truly go forward!