Chapter 2: The Top Hat

In this chapter, Sophie received a big brown envelope from the same anonymous writer. It was actually a free 'Course of Philosophy'. The first type-written letter was about the questions in life that philosophers seek the answer to. For example, one of the questions mentioned in the letter was "How was the world created?". But that will come later. At the start of the letter, the anonymous philosopher was talking about what people, or philosophers rather, do when their basic needs are satisfied. He/She gave a few examples: When somebody is dying of starvation, the most important thing to him is food. When somebody is dying of cold, the most important thing then would be warmth. If somebody feels lonely and isolated, the company of others would be a significant importance to him.
But when these basic needs are satisfied, what do people do then? Philosophers think that there is still something that we all need. Men cannot live by bread alone. Men need love and care, of course. But besides that, philosophers think there is still something else that we need to know: How we got here and why we are here. The mysterious writer suggested that the best waay to approach philosophy is to ask a few philosophical questions, for e.g., How was the world created? Is there any will or meaning behind what happens? Is there a life after death?
But basically there are not many philosophical questions to ask. Some of the most important ones were already mentioned above. History provides us with various and different answers to the questions, so it is much easier to ask than to answer the philosophical questions.
In conclusion, a philosopher is always searching for the truth.
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- The HM