Five books every beginning student of philosophy should own and read

When someone asks me whether they should study philosophy, I respond with a question of my own: “do you love wisdom or foolishness?” Hopefully, the answer is obvious. But for those who are not enrolled in a four-year college the next step in loving wisdom may not that obvious. The independent learner needs to know where to begin. A good place to begin for the philosophical neophyte is with the five books that every beginning