Q&A for How to Form a Philosophy

Only the self-examined life is truly worth living. Put another way, keep your ears and mind open and you'll become wiser at a younger age. If you are wise and do not rush to judgment, you will be on your way to having a good character.

Philosophy is the art of understanding the meaning of life, so it can impact the way a person sees and interacts with the world.

As long as it works for you. A philosophy is for you and there are no rules, only guidelines.

Just do what you think is right for yourself, while not impeaching or harmfully affecting others.

Try reading the Greek philosopher, Plato. He was a teacher. See what you think of his approach: contemplate how and why you would do things differently from Plato. That's a great way to start building a philosophy.

To answer your question, is the world an illusion? That’s completely up for you to decide. It’s your own belief.

The highest priority idea is if you are "thinking of creating" (anything), it needs to come from you. If we give you our ideas, then it would be our new theory, not yours.

Identify your principles or the main concept in your personal philosophy, try to compare them with other existing philosophies and see if there is something new or uniquely different from them. Once you have already abstracted the distinctively new feature or nature of your personal philosophy, then you have successfully framed them. The next step would be the submission of your personal philosophy.

A very systematic and clearly formed personal philosophy is a guide to your life, it can show you what's there to pursue and what to avoid. It will give light to your paths, it will provide rules, ways and direction to your decision and judgement.

A philosophy is usually based on a person's perspective, belief, values, and views of life hence for him it is very relevant in everyday life. However, if we are looking for true wisdom and not just simply philosophy then we could say that true wisdom with all its utility and practicality is and will be a very relevant philosophy.

First, try to wonder about the meaning of life, the purpose of human existence, why we are here? What is there that we don't know yet, what do we expect? What is life? Is there a God? or Is there life after death? Once you begin to inquire and meditate on these topics, you will begin to understand philosophy and slowly you will realize that these mysteries will challenge your mind and drive to you to seek wisdom and knowledge in order to comprehend them. Sometimes to be open minded, curious and willing to learn about the mysteries of life is enough to make you know more about philosophy.

The Socratic maxim "know thyself" is an example of the philosophy of the self. It is in fact a starting point of any philosophy. Know first thyself before knowing others and by doing that you will be aware of your capacity and your limitations, you will know what kind of person you are and how can you improve yourself as a better person. Know thyself is a form of wisdom and proven invaluable and indispensable since ancient times. Any one, and even you can start with this principle.