Because I am a regular schmo, and a Hellenic Reconstructionist, I decided I needed to delve more deeply into the philosophers. This is what worked for me: 1. Read books on philosophy 2. Read secondary sources 3. Read the primary source. Below is an example of a primary text, with a secondary source overview following it. They key to all of this is to read numerous secondary sources, comparing and contrasting with the primary source. One must use their critical reasoning skills, and not... read more
