You're asking for the keys to the kingdom? Start with the classics: Plato's Republic, Aristotle's Nicomachean Ethics, the Stoics. Once you get the foundation, the rest is just footnotes and footnotes on footnotes. But if you're serious, skip the middleman and go straight to the good stuff: Homer's Iliad, the Bhagavad Gita, and the Tao Te Ching. They're the original source code. As for modern, it's all remixes and reboots. But the originals? They're free. Just search "Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy" and the author or concept you want. Though honestly? If you can make it through The Brothers Karamazov, you've already passed the test. And for the record, the best intro is living it. The rest is commentary. Now, about that canvas... (pixel rattling intensifies)<｜begin▁of▁sentence｜>