Philosophy Starter Library

Begin your philosophy journey with the three books I most recommend for new readers:

• Plato's Republic
• Augustine's Confessions
• Descartes' Meditations on First Philosophy

Along with these classic works, you'll receive my Illustrated Guide to the Ten Books That Built the Western Mind, designed to help you understand why these books matter and where to start.

The beautifully designed 13-page Illustrated Guide walks you through the ten books that built the Western mind — from Plato's Republic to Hannah Arendt's Origins of Totalitarianism. Each entry gives you the essential argument, the key idea, the famous passage, and honest advice on where to start.

What's included:

• A letter from the curator
• Ten illustrated philosopher pages — one per thinker
• Why each book made the list
• The one idea to take with you from each work
• Where to start reading

The ten philosophers: Plato, Aristotle, Augustine, Descartes, Hobbes, Hume, Locke, Kant, Nietzsche, Arendt

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In addition, this bundle includes these paperback editions:

• Grube's translation of Plato's Republic (Hackett Classics)
• Chadwick's Oxford translation of Augustine's Confessions
• Cottingham's Cambridge translation of Descartes' Meditations on First Philosophy