5. The rational and critical study, using logic, of abstract and ultimate questions, notably the nature of existence, knowledge and value.
6. The study of the fundamental nature of knowledge, reality, and existence, especially when considered as an academic discipline.
7. An activity or way of thinking about certain sorts of questions or the attempt to think rationally and critically about the most important questions.
19. What is truth? What are the sources of knowledge? Does meaning really have meaning? How do we really know?
20. Why should one exist then later on perish? What happens after death? Do I have the right to hasten death? Is there such a thing as dying?
21. If nature is intrinsically good, why are there evils in this world? What constitute a good conduct? Is there a distinction between the ethical and the moral? What is conscience?
22. Why are there less privilege people in the world? What is the scope of the power of the state over man?
29. The first question leads to the following activities: First is to analyze. Analysis means understanding issues or situations at hand. Next is to criticize which means to put ones perspective or situate oneself on a given task. And finally to synthesize or an activity by which we make final judgment or conclusion of to a given activity.
30. The second question talks about rightness or wrongness of an activity. And this activity must be based from a given moral standards.
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32. Philosophy is an obsolete discourse, since what has been debated even during the classical times are still issues or discourses being tackled up to the present. Due to the technological advancements of our world today, people would instead seek for the tangible and would consider the intangible as senseless, to the point that even the discussion on God, religion, non-material goodness, faith and other abstract discussions are held inutile. Due to its abstract and speculative content, philosophy is therefore an insignificant discipline.
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34. Unlike reading other written materials, one must read to understand ideas or thoughts within the text or article. One must avoid understanding sentences or paragraphs that focus only on events, places or even personalities. A philosophical reader focuses on the issue at hand.
35. Since first hand article may appear to be inconvenient or heavy for one to digest, a neophyte reader must consult secondary or supplementary sources to have a lighter, yet better understanding about a given topic or issue.
36. As a beginner, one must not read a text on one sitting only. He must read at least give ample time for one to understand and reflect on every thoughts or issues being read.
37. By consulting to an available reference-text (i.e. encyclopedia in philosophy, dictionary). One should know the meanings of hylomorphism, eudemonia, and others.
38. Though it may appear to be advantageous in idolizing a given philosopher, one must give other philosophers and even philosophies a chance. One has to be objectively weigh the different philosophers before rejecting any claim.
39. One must not settle in reading the text in one sitting. Due to the vastness of the field, one must read and re-read every text being provided. For like looking in a diamond, one may have a different perspective in every angles encountered by a reader.
40. One must enjoy philosophy. Philosophy is not a dead activity, philosophy is doing philosophy – philosophizing.