These are a few good books to get you started in Philosophy. There are further recommendations and resources throughout the rest of the guide!
Much of studying philosophy is reading Philosophers in their own words. Most of the original works by Philosophers are in the public domain (pre-1923). Generally, reprintings after that date have a new translation, or new introduction, that gives them a new copyright.
You can get access to a number of public domain books online through a few different sources:
For help with either of these last two resources, check out our UAS e-books guide.
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