Good philosophic works
I am recently beginning to branch out and explore the ideas of philosophers other than Ayn Rand (although I seriously doubt anything will change my mind on Objectivism). I'm currently trying to decipher the mess called Critique of Pure Reason, by Immanuel Kant, but I'm finding it difficult to wade through the intellectual goop that surrounds modern philosophy. Does anyone have some good books/essays/websites/philosophers to recommend to me?