To study philosophy is to participate in the great conversation about the most important questions of life, like whether or not we are free, why do we suffer and whether or not there is a god. This book is a concise guide to the great thinkers, like Plato and Aristotle, Descartes and Hume. The short chapters will introduce you to the important philosophers and guide you into the critical questions. A special feature of this book is its focus on faith and reason, as two necessary components in the search for truth. The author has been teaching philosophy for over twenty years, and this book has its beginnings as his class handouts.