Is there anyone here who would like to discuss Philosophical thoughts?

I always recommend an essential set of 2 books to read, called The Great Ideas of the Western World. (Doesn't the title give you a hint?) The books are also called the Syntopicon. You can look them up in the library computer either way.

You can only get it in a library because it's part of a $2000 set of books of 66 books; or I got mine used, cheap, at a book store. (The 2 books, not the big set! I got mine for $5 each.

) Those two books will give you literally hundreds of more 'must-read' choices. They are arranged by alphabetical subjects (102 of them), not by the philosophers names. The chapters are short--about 12 pages--but you will be fascinated beyond belief by things men said that you never knew.

The best way to learn 'real philosophy' is to step back and take a grand, wide view that quickly outlines a topic. Otherwise you might start with Plato (for an example) but not catch the connection between his "Forms" and Aristotle's "essene" or Kant's Noumena. So you read the Syntopicon and the connection is made for you.

What if you wanted to read Plato's Republic? You'll get a better understanding of his ideas after reading the Syntopicon. His ideas of government can be found in the chapters Revolution, Monarchy, Oligarchy, Opposition, Citizen, Democracy, Government, and others, right along side comments by other philosophers that puts it all into perspective.

Also I like these sites for beginners: http://www.philosophypages.com/index.htm http://www.philosophybasics.com/index.ht... http://www.importanceofphilosophy.com/ This is the Wikipedia page about the Syntopicon http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/A_Syntopico...

I cant really gove you an answer,but what I can give you is a way to a solution, that is you have to find the anglde that you relate to or peaks your interest. A good paper is one that people get drawn into because it reaches them ln some way.As for me WW11 to me, I think of the holocaust and the effect it had on the survivors, their families and those who stood by and did nothing until it was too late.