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The philosopher looks at both and them and says You re both wrong the only thing we as humans know is that there are five cows in Scotland that are brown on one side the side that we saw Astonished the mathematician and engineer are out of words to say to the philosopher This explains philosophy The most essential thing in philosophy is not taking anything for granted and thinking of things in a way that is out of the box taking everything into consideration and most importantly not being ignorant of different possibilities That is what I would call an extremely rational investigation on a subject that is beyond the reach of science The reason why I would use this method to explain philosophy to someone who doesn't know is due to the ability to relate The person on the other end can understand this complex subject in a way that is more relaxed and easier to digest Through this story I didn't have to use any definition or terminology to explain this area of study Instead I gave an example which would unveil the difference in the thinking of a philosopher and other people at question Secondly I would try and seek answers to questions that most philosophers spent almost their entire life thinking about If a person comes up to me and asks me to explain what philosophy is in words I would instead turn the questions towards them I would begin by asking them whether they believe God exists the meaning of life what is the best form of government why do innocent people suffer and so on It is highly likely that the person will have the answer to all my questions since we all as human beings have opinions and are entitled to it
