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If you were teaching philosophy to first year college students, what's a short (10 page -ish) piece of writing to start with on day 1? Something fairly easy, but thought provoking.

Something that elicits wonder and interest. A classic choice (pun intended) would be a Socratic dialogue. I'm struggling to find one right now. Maybe something where Socrates is talking about the value of arguments and knowledge.

Or perhaps part of a book or some article that introduces some of the most basic issues at the center of academic philosophy. I'm leaning towards this. I don't want to confuse them with difficult prose. 

Just trying to fill a small hole in my syllabus. Cheers and thanks.
gpt
Plato's *Euthyphro*, Carroll's "What the Tortoise Said to Achilles," Midgley's "On Trying Out One's New Sword," Gettier's "Is Justified True Belief Knowledge?", Sorensen's "Faking Munchausen's Syndrome," Dennett's "Where Am I?", Singer's "Famine, Affluence, and Morality."