It's true when they say that Philosophy is the process of being. One could look at a philosopher like a sage since he shows meaning to life and gives interpretations to many of our experiences. In short, they are full of wisdom.
According to Bernard Lonergan, Philosophy is what gives education its vision and direction for without which, philosophy loses its social influence. When we have education, we gain knowledge. And as humans, our knowing involves experiencing which then entails understanding on things. We need to understand in order for us to reason out. More over, our knowing makes us decide that is based on our experiences or our observations. But of course, there's more to just experiencing, understanding, reasoning and deciding. It is more important for us human beings to know how to act with the truths that we discover. We should be responsible as an active being. We must use our knowledge for good purposes and we should act with responsibility over our actions. It's......
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