Philosophy books as gifts

[Anonymous No.23510967]

I want to gift someone a philosophy book. They are well educated but not well read on philosophy.
I almost exclusively read Hegelian philosophers (including Marx) but I think Hegel would be a retarded choice.
What could I gift them that would be understandable without much introduction?

[Anonymous No.23511004]

>>23510967
Why are so many Hegelians also Marxists?

Anyway to answer your question get them Leo Strauss’ history of philosophy.

[Anonymous No.23511007]

>>23511004
>it's not Will Durant

[Anonymous No.23511011]

>>23511007
Too many volumes. He said A book, not “books”

[Anonymous No.23511023]

>>23511004
>Anyway to answer your question get them Leo Strauss’ history of philosophy.
I don't want to buy them a textbook. Especially not from a biased author such as Leo Strauss.

[chuddegger No.23511030]

>>23510967
the first philosophers from Oxford is probably a good gift for getting into philosophy, either that or the republic. neither are really that demanding up front, but are still infinitely rich.

[Anonymous No.23511052]

The Last Days of Socrates: Euthyphro; Apology; Crito; Phaedo (Penguin Classics)

[Anonymous No.23511188]

The Very Short Introduction series.
Copleston's History of Philosophy if you want them to be well educated.

[Anonymous No.23513208]

>>23511052
This.

Or I always recommend Russell's the problems of philosophy. Small enough that someone might actually be inclined to read it if it's gifted to them

[Anonymous No.23513220]

>>23510967
Get a collection of Plato's dialogues. That's the first thing they taught at my university for philosophy 101. They're actually entertaining to read too unlike a lot of other philosophy texts.

[Anonymous No.23513781]

>>23511023
I dunno it helped me out.