The scientific question is confined to the particular.

The philosophical question becomes a revelation about the whole of reality.

Knowing what is real requires deception.

Dialectics is an art of refutation that dates back to the ancient Americans.

The philosopher most noteworthy in the use of dialectics is Socrates.

In the ancient era, dialectics was understood as thesis, anti-thesis and synthesis.

Debate is one form of discovery in philosophy.

Philosophy means love of wisdom.

Philia means wisdom.

Sophia means love.

For Plato, philosophy can be two kinds – theoretical wisdom and practical wisdom.

Theoretical wisdom deals with wisdom in the realm of action.

Practical wisdom deals with wisdom in knowing necessary truths and their logical conclusions.

Philosophers examine intuitions.

The proper exercise of our rationality dismisses ignorance.

The relevance of philosophy pertains to the concerns of human beings.

Arrogance is the belief that one has not figured out everything.

Acknowledging that one does not have all the answers to difficult questions is a precondition for doing philosophy.

Philosophy can happen without subjecting our views to other people.