Philosophy has always been a way of life for people who wanted and still want to overcome ignorance. This is also reflected in the very word philosophy, love of wisdom, attributed to Pythagoras.

Philosophy opens new paths for us and seeks answers to questions that may go beyond human cognitive abilities, helping to explore the limits of human thought. It would not be wrong to say that philosophy is thinking about thinking itself and its possibilities.

Philosophical thought is the exploration of profound questions about the relationship between humans and the world and their place within it. Philosophy does not settle for analyzing the reality of the world but proposes ideas for its change. Philosophers do not only describe how things are but also put forward specific suggestions for how they could be. Over time, many philosophers and philosophical schools have emerged, with immortal works and corresponding ways of life — e.g., Aristotle, Socrates, Plato, Epicurus, and many others — who provided answers to eternal questions about human existence, the divine, and the universe. Who am I, where am I, and where am I going are three questions that have always occupied mankind. What rules determine my relationship with other people?

Philosophy is the mother of sciences! From it, specialized sciences have emerged and continue to emerge. Hippocrates was not just a doctor, he was a philosopher. Yet, he is considered the father of Medicine. The same applies to Democritus regarding Physics, Pythagoras regarding Music and Algebra, the Sophists regarding Law, and many others.

By reading philosophy, we have the opportunity to discover how we can utilize our talents, achieve our goals, and experience happiness. We use the concepts and methods that suit us, aiming to improve and empower ourselves.

The series "Introduction to Philosophy" will help us make our first acquaintance with philosophy, learn about its content, problems, and the means it employs to solve them.

The series "Introduction to Philosophy," which includes the original texts, Modern Greek translations, and commentaries, consists of 8 volumes. Specifically, it includes:

• Plato, Phaedo on the Soul: Plato's "On the Soul" dialogue. The final moments of Socrates and his serene attitude just before his death. The discussion and arguments about the immortality of the soul.
• Aristotle, Politics 1 (A, B): Aristotle's views on political life, character, and organization, structured both theoretically and based on historical experience. Definition and structure of the state, its historical formation. Man as a "political animal." Relationship between family and political community. The position of women, children, slaves. The ideal state. Views of Plato, Phaedrus, Hippodamus. Governments of Sparta, Crete, Carthage. Lawmakers of the past.
• Aristotle, Politics 2 (C-E): The concept of the city and the citizen. Types of governments. Democracy, oligarchy, monarchy. Types of monarchy. Dominant governments and their deviations. Regarding the best government. Pathology of governments. Causes and manifestations of unrest in various governments.
• Aristotle, Politics 3 (Z-Θ): The best possible organization of democracy and oligarchy to protect them. Description of the ideal government. Fundamental principles and purposes of education in the ideal state. Education of the youth. Gymnastics and music.
• Major works, Epistles, Passages, Book 10 of Diogenes Laertius, Epicurus
• Dion, 2 (Introduction to Cynic philosophy): The second volume includes Dione's Euboean speech, one of the finest examples of rhetoric of that era. This speech is particularly interesting as it vividly describes the idyllic life of rural people while also highlighting many social, moral, and even political phenomena that seem to have troubled the Roman Empire at that time and possibly contributed to its gradual decline. The same volume includes dialogues in a conversational form where the interlocutor is Diogenes the Cynic, thus illuminating with rare and unique immediacy the teachings and greatness of this great philosopher's spirit.
• Xenophon, Memorabilia 1 (A-B): A work (Xenophon's best) written six years after Socrates' death, prompted by accusations against the great philosopher. Refutation of the charges against Socrates. Memories of discussions and teachings of the philosopher.
• Xenophon, Memorabilia 2 (C-D): Dialogues. Brief references to Socrates' views on various topics. The character of Socrates and his virtues.