Many beginning philosophy teachers have asked me for a similar list for an introductory course in philosophy. Many people have asked me for a recommended booklist for a teach-yourself philosophy course. Barron’s Recommended Books on Philosophy 101.) (For more recommendations, also see my post on Fr. So if you’re a budding philosopher searching for a solid reading plan, look no further. But I’ve linked to the best translation and edition available on Amazon. Many of these titles are in the public domain and available free online. The book recommendations were so helpful I wanted to share them here. Augustine’s Press), which traces the history of philosophy in four volumes and focuses more on “the Big Ideas” than on the big philosophers themselves.

They’re from his forthcoming series, Socrates’ Children (St. To my surprise, a couple days later, I received not an email but a letter in my mailbox-what Peter calls “realmail”-containing the following lists. Unfortunately, I didn’t have a pen but I asked if he could email me the titles. In reply, Peter rifled off several more recommendations. Thomas Aquinas, and William Lane Craig and Dr. “The Socratic dialogues, some books by Mortimer Adler, your own titles on logic and St. “Which ones?” he said, his eyes lighting up. While discussing our current reads, I mentioned I’m into several introductory philosophy books. Tolkien, Jewish mystics, and of course books. I got to share many conversations with the wise, witty, and wondrous philosopher.

One of the big highlights of last weekend’s Defending the Faith Conference was meeting Dr.

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