Most of my life I've been very, very unintestered in philosphy but I've recently developped a curiosity for some philosophical concepts like "structuralism" and I'm a bit curious about what the fuck type of political philosphy the Greeks developped after a friend told me they were reading Aristotle for their poli-sci class. What should I read? No self-help books please and thank you.
Pretty broad topic. You could start with some plato. Republic is actually a pretty easy read.
I'm assuming that's a political document? Thanks I'll read that, any similar things from that time-period?
It's a political document in a very loose sense. It is a thought experiment about what the ideal society would look like.
Another suggestion of something you could read on the opposite side of history that is pretty essential imo to understanding non marxist modern academia is foucault. Discipline and Punish for example is another book that is pretty approachable.
Just trying to think of things that are informative, but also approachable and pleasant to read.
Early greek stuff is super rewarding if you have a group or instructor. The Republic and The Apology by Plato, and portions of Nichomachean Ethics by Aristotle are the big ones I read in my philosophy class and it was very interesting. Highly recommend reading The Apology and then watching the The New Trial Of Socrates to see all the interesting historical context