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[from 'The World as Will and Idea' by Arthur Schopenhauer, in 1. Philosophy / D. Nature of Philosophy / 3. Philosophy Defined ]

Full Idea

Every person is conscious of all philosophical truths, but to bring them to conceptual awareness, to reflection, is the business of the philosopher.

Gist of Idea

Everyone is conscious of all philosophical truths, but philosophers bring them to conceptual awareness

Source

Arthur Schopenhauer (The World as Will and Idea [1819], IV.68)

Book Reference

Schopenhauer,Arthur: 'The World as Will and Idea', ed/tr. Berman,Jill and David [Everyman 1995], p.241


A Reaction

I like this. All human beings are philosophical. It seems unlikely, though, that we are all pre-conceptually conscious of the higher levels of philosophical logic.