| Philosophy is the contemplation of the fundamental | | | | as those. |
| nature of knowledge, morality, existence, and the | | | | In a way, you could be a philosopher by simply sitting |
| universe as a whole. You may wonder why you | | | | in your home by yourself and asking and attempting |
| would want to get involved with philosophy. Simply | | | | to answer philosophical questions. Of course, you |
| put, it's not as hard as you may think, and you are | | | | would be better off by reading philosophical texts |
| probably interested in it even if you have not realized. | | | | and by discussing philosophy with others. The best |
| Firstly, you may be intimidated by philosophy because | | | | way to do that is to go to the bookstore or library |
| of the complex ideas it addresses. Additionally, | | | | and find some nice philosophical books. |
| philosophy texts can be deep and hard to understand | | | | The trick is to find books that are written for general |
| at first. However, philosophy does not require | | | | readers and not for people with specific knowledge. |
| credentials or expertise. Anyone can philosophize. Life | | | | For example, you probably wouldn't want to get a |
| experience is enough to qualify you to philosophize. | | | | college textbook for an advanced class, as such a |
| You do not need to go to school or get a degree. | | | | book would assume that you have already read and |
| Unlike technical fields such as being a doctor or | | | | studied certain works. Instead you will want to look |
| electrician, philosophy addresses human issues using | | | | for an "introduction to philosophy" book or just look |
| general human reason. You can pick up a philosophy | | | | for a book with pure philosophy, such as those |
| book from the bookstore and start reading it today. | | | | written by philosophers such as Nietzsche, Hume, |
| Though you may wonder if philosophy will interest | | | | Kant, Plato, and Descartes. |
| you, if you think about it you probably already are | | | | Another great option is to use the internet. Using the |
| interested in it. This is because philosophy addresses | | | | internet, you can find many free online texts, |
| those questions about which we all wonder. For | | | | including many about philosophy. Even better, you can |
| example, most of us have asked, "what is the | | | | find many free message boards and discussion |
| meaning of life?" Most of us have asked, "what | | | | forums. You can join these forums and talk to other |
| happens when we die?" Most of us have asked, "can | | | | interested people about philosophy. |
| we really know anything?" Philosophy simply consists | | | | If you do decide to explore philosophy, have fun and |
| of asking and attempting to answer questions such | | | | good luck! |