Cowan and Spiegel's - The Love of Wisdom: A Christian Introduction to Philosophy
Fyodor Dostoevsky - The Brothers Karamazov
Mortimer J. Adler & Charles Van Doren - How To Read a Book - This has an extensive list of philosophical works at the end of it. They describe the this list, The Western Canon, as those books which change you. The list, as many have described, is a 'train of thought'.
This doesn't mean we agree with everything in these books but they cause us to think and refine our thinking.
Aristotle's Nicomachean Ethics
Cowan and Spiegel's - The Love of Wisdom: A Christian Introduction to Philosophy
Fyodor Dostoevsky - The Brothers Karamazov
Mortimer J. Adler & Charles Van Doren - How To Read a Book - This has an extensive list of philosophical works at the end of it. They describe the this list, The Western Canon, as those books which change you. The list, as many have described, is a 'train of thought'.
This doesn't mean we agree with everything in these books but they cause us to think and refine our thinking.
I have seen the list from the "How to Read a Book", but have been scared to approach books from that list, except for the Dostoevsky, maybe.
Thanks for these suggestion, they are the best I have received so far.
I think the biggest thing is reading Adler's How To Read a Book so that you can approach the books with confidence because they are intense.
I would also say, starting out reading essay's is well worth the time.
A few of my favorites are:
There are many more but essays are a great place to start.
Also, check out the podcast called "Online Great Books Podcast"
They talk about these books and that is also a good way to get acquainted with them without necessarily having to commit to reading them.