I want to get into philosophy. Recommend me some basic and understandable books. I'm looking for collection of philosophical essays and articles. But others will do too.
A good intro book to western philosophy is Will Durant - the story of philosophy. Very easy to read, and some chapters are insightful and very entertaining.
It's an attempt to humanize philosophy it by focusing each chapter on one important philosopher, their life, and the historical context their ideas sprang from.
Much heavier than what you are asking but worthwhile nevertheless:
A New History of Western Philosophy by Anthony Kenny
The title says it all, it passes through most of the important philosophers of the western tradition. It is perfect to understand what (academic) philosophy is all about. Took me four months to finish but it was definitely worth it.
I like the Very Short Introduction series - they're short non-fiction books aimed more-or-less at educated adults who aren't so familiar with a topic. And I found their Philosphy book to be worth a read.
It spends some time introducing some common philosophical questions before covering a few classic texts.
South Park and Philosophy by Robert Arp was interesting if I'm remembering correctly (another book that i haven't read in over a decade,) but it's accessable.