The readings below are mostly organised according to first-year modules but those texts are worth reading regardless of whether you take the modules in question.

General texts

Mary Midgeley (2018) What is Philosophy For?

Thomas Nagel (1989) What Does It All Mean?

Greek Philosophy

Plato The Apology of Socrates

Plato Meno

Elementary logic

Graham Priest (2017) Logic: A Very Short Introduction

Political Philosophy

Adam Swift (2013) Political Philosophy

Epistemology

Jennifer Nagel (2014) Knowledge: A Very Short Introduction

Ethics

Julia Driver (2006) Ethics: The Fundamentals

Metaphysics

Alyssa Ney (2014) Introduction to Metaphysics

Modern Philosophy

Descartes Meditations

Hume Enquiry concerning Human Understanding

Methodology

David Papineau (2012) Philosophical Devices

Some Miscellaneous Suggestions

Tim Crane (2001) Elements of Mind

David E. Cooper (2002) World Philosophies: An Historical Introduction

Lorna Finlayson (2016) An Introduction to Feminism

Barry Dainton (1980) Time and Space

Samir Okasha (2002) Philosophy of Science: A Very Short Introduction

Naomi Zack (2018) Philosophy of Race: An Introduction