What is philosophy? If one is going to read about philosophy it
seems logical to start with some understanding of what it is. Philosophy is generally believed to be the
pursuit of wisdom which involves an understanding of the nature and value of
some aspect of life or all of life for that matter. It is a search for a general understanding of
a field of knowledge that will reveal what the “main thing” is. It will include an analysis of the basic
principles for one’s underlying beliefs that serve as the grounds for why one
does what he or she does. It will
reveal how to keep the main thing the main thing. It is a search for wisdom that will guide
one’s processes of thought and conduct.
Philosophy
is more than a quest for wisdom that guides our thought patterns. It also guides what we do. Historically a strong philosophy was a love
for wisdom. Our word philosophy is
derived from two Greek words philos,
which meant a predilection or love for something and sophia, which meant wisdom.
Thus philosophy from at last the early writings of the Greeks may be
described as preconceived love for a wisdom that would bring a systematized
calm or composure. Classical
philosophers believed that philosophy could and would bring about a unified
filed of wisdom based on knowledge that would give an “inner peace”.
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