Doing philosophy

Abstract

Doing philosophy-and I mean “philosophy” in its etymological sense, “loving wisdom”-can be a fully integrated part of one’s life, a way of living life, a life’s orientation. If this is true, then there can be no question as to philosophy’s usefulness or relevance.Whether we are asking questions about the nature of reality, or questions about the nature of knowledge, these inquiries already stem from and are directed back towards a life, namely, the life of the one who asks the questions. Indeed, these questions even enrich and improve the overall life of the questioner.