Most answers here suggest reading some introductions to philosophy. While that's all fine and dandy, as the question seems to be about the works of great ...
89 votes, 21 comments. I've been reading philosophy on and off for almost two years now but I only just recently started to touch 19th and 20th ...
An Intro to Philosophy reading list, with primary source book
... is suggested that readers read the books in the order presented if they'd like to follow along and understand subsequent books/philosophers.
I have also read The Republic and The Nichomachean Ethics. With that said, I want to gain a firm understanding of philosophy as a whole.
▻ TEXTS THAT CAN TAKEN WITHOUT PREPARATION OR CONTEXT. Some texts are virtually stand alone. For instance you can read Plato's ...
One needs to read the books and thinkers in order — that's one common conception. First you need to read Plato, and only after that study his student, Aristotle.
You don't need to read it in chronological order (although it's recommended).
St. Thomas Aquinas, considered one of the greatest commentators on Aristotle, describes in his Sententia Ethic., lib. 6 l. 7 n. 17 [1211.] ...
Euthyphro: What is Piety? This is the Socratic Method again, but this time Plato throws up a genuinely significant philosophical issue – the ...