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If you want to learn how to read a primary philosophical text, there's no better place to start than Descartes's Meditations. Besides its historical importance, all the arguments are superbly structured and make a point of not assuming anything at all (about prior readings or about the existence of things in general).
A lot of the conclusions will come off as strange or just plain wrong, but figuring out why is also a great exercise.
I definitely agree. Descartes' Meditations was one of the first philosophical texts I read in my undergrad degree. Great introduction to the style of writing