Philosophy books for reading comp.

Darrin.lovard.allen

I know everyone recommends reading the magazines The Economist and the Atlantic for improving reading comprehension.

But it seems philosophy majors should have a distinct advantage in reading dense abstruse passages. Should I be reading philosophy books on the side to improve reading comprehension?

Ohnoeshalpme

If you consider “reading philosophy books on the side” to be entertainment then yes. I don’t think that anything outside of actual LSAT passages is a reasonable replacement though. Read whatever you want outside of the LSAT but you will see by far the most immediate value by just focusing on the material within the test.

Rigid Designator

Will it help? Yes. Do you need to? No. Will it be fun? Maybe. Would it be a valuable use of spare time? That depends.

If you'd like any philosophy reading suggestions then feel free to message me.

Pride Only Hurts

As a philosophy major I'm going to say the advantage we have comes more from application of active reading. I think once you learn proper active reading strategies, getting through the dense material will be much easier. I tried reading the economist for practice and I think the best advice I've received is to practice with RC passages. More exposure will reveal patterns and will benefit you in the long run. I think many of us neglect the possible benifits of repetition when it comes to RC.