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Question If I wanted to construct my own philosophy, how would I go about it? What tools would I need? How should I structure the process? What steps would I follow? Think of an ordinary guy - not someone seeking a PhD. Thanks, Mike

Accepted:
January 11, 2009

Comments

I'm not sure what you have in mind by "my own philosophy". Do you mean something like "your own philosophy of life"? Or do you mean something like "your own philosophy of (say) mind (or philosophy of language, etc.)".

In the first case, I don't think very many professional philosophers can help you, because that's not the kind of thing that most of us do. But you might start by thinking about the things that are important to you, the things that you like, the things that you don't like, and then think about why they are important, and why you like (or don't like) them. And then try to similarly justify or explain those reasons, until you reach some basic principles that you can then take to be "your philosophy".

In the second case, the best thing to do is to find some philosophical topic that you are interested in, read what historically important and current philosophers have to say about it, and then join in on the conversation.

Question If I wanted to construct my own philosophy, how would I go about it? What tools would I need? How should I structure the process? What steps would I follow? Think of an ordinary guy - not someone seeking a PhD. Thanks, Mike Accepted:January 11, 2009

Question If I wanted to construct my own philosophy, how would I go about it? What tools would I need? How should I structure the process? What steps would I follow? Think of an ordinary guy - not someone seeking a PhD. Thanks, Mike

Accepted:
January 11, 2009