“Wonder is the feeling of a philosopher, and philosophy begins in wonder.”
— Socrates [Theaetetus, 155d]

A friend of mine who knows I have a degree in philosophy once asked me: “Can you tell me, in one sentence, what philosophy is?”  I answered, “Philosophy is the attempt to ask questions about the nature of everything in the pursuit of truth.” I then realized, regardless of how accurate my answer is, it won’t help someone not familiar with philosophy understand what the discipline is. I also considered the fact that several other definitions of “philosophy” can be given that are as accurate, if not more so, than my own. Continue reading “What is Philosophy?”