The word ‘philosophy’ literally means ‘love of wisdom’ (philia=love and sophia=wisdom). Thus a philosopher can be understood as someone who loves wisdom and who seeks it via the activity of philosophy which asks general and fundamental questions and seeks to… Read more ›
Many of our efforts at self-examination presuppose at least a sense of things we don’t know. We sense our life is inadequate and take steps to acquire more knowledge to remove our ignorance. We widen our scope, gain new perspectives, and… Read more ›
Philosophy is not easy to define. However, it is clear that philosophy can be differentiated from other disciplines by (1) the type of questions it asks; (2) by the way it answers them; and (3) its purpose. This brief overview… Read more ›