The first 7 philosophy texts you should read

Descartes Proof of Gods Existence in Meditation, 3: What is a Counterexample : I am Assistant Professor of Philosophy at the University of North Carolina at Greensboro, and here is a list of the seven philosophical pieces of writing that I think someone first getting into philosophy should read, and why: Platos Euthyphro (399 BCE) Rene Descartes Meditations Princess Elizabeth s letter to Descartes David Hume s Dialogues Concerning Natural Religion HP Grice s Logic and Conversation HLA Hart s The Concept of Law (just chapters 2, 3, and 4) Peter Singer s Famine Affluence and Morality