![]() ![]() “Children’s questions are not limited to the sort that can be answered by an encyclopedia.” (p. The child is a natural questioner, says Adler: It certainly begins in childhood, even if for most of us it stops there, too.” (p. “Philosophy, according to Aristotle, begins in wonder. Read with childlike inquisitiveness. Adler writes: “The most important thing to discover in reading any philosophical work is the question or questions it tries to answer.” (p. Adler emphasizes the importance of this first step: ![]() Discover what questions(s) the work is trying to answer. In this great book, Adler devotes a chapter to the topic, “How To Read Philosophy.” Based on this chapter, here are some suggestions on how to read philosophy effectively:ġ. It is therefore no surprise that Adler published the very helpful and widely-published work, How To Read A Book. “In the case of good books, the point is not to see how many of them you can get through, but rather how many can get through to you.” ![]()
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