Philosophic inquiry
Philosophy is the love of wisdom. Philosophy seeks the truth about
‘reality’ through reason and argument, draws conclusions based on facts
and challenges the foundations of beliefs, a teaching for which Socrates
died. Socrates called on his pupils to question beliefs and their underlying
assumptions as an antidote to prejudice, fear and social conditioning.
Philosophy helps people think about things that are important to them from
different points of view. It helps people make decisions about how they might
live in society, in the natural world, and indeed the universe. Philosophic
inquiry involves: