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If you’re looking forward to beginning to study

If you’re looking forward to beginning to study PPE - or even just thinking about it, here’s a list from our Fellows of some accessible reads to get you ready before term starts.

First, every good PPEist keeps abreast of the news. Read as many newspapers as you can, including the Financial Times, and the economist. These are great sources of information to add to your knowledge.

Now let’s get into the books - this list isn’t exhaustive, and you don’t have to read them ALL! But these are all mostly an accessible intro into thinking about Philosophy, Politics, and Economics at degree level.

Economics:

Tim Harford - The Undercover Economist
Ha-Joon Hang - Edible Economics
Paul Krugman - Arguing with Zombies
Nate Silver - The Signal and the Noise
Steven Lansbury - The Armchair Economist
John Lanchester - Capital (fiction)

Politics:
Ben Ansell - why Politics Fails
Adam Przeworski - Democracy and the Market
Barbara Geddes, Joseph Wright and Erica Frantz - How Dictatorships Work
Dan Drezner - Theories of International Politics and Zombies: Apocalypse Edition
Erica Chenoweth - Civil Resistance: What Everyone Needs to Know

Philosophy:
Simon Blackburn - Think
Bertrand Russell - A History of Western Philosophy
Nigel Warburton - philosophy: The Basics

Consider also exploring works by Plato, Mill, Simone de Beauvoir or anyone else who interests you.

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