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Question:Philosophy is both based on crieria of unknown& knowledge.The personna may be left aside.There are diverse philosophies and this diversity may be seen as as both a boon and features of the authoritarian past.
On the one hand, in advanced litrate societies, not just the `west', philosophy is mature - advanced & the critera are basically learning, education presence of mind, extensive reading of main classics, and articulation.. This is the basis for a graded learning of philosophy in Universities, institutions of all kinds.It is , however, open to doubt whether studying and learning philosophy makes one a philosopher.
Being a Philosopher, in its original sense and meaning are rarities in such institutions for mainly 2 reasons:1}.It's study is considered of little use since career prospects are very limited.[ meaning teachers do not take full interest, and for the contrarians too, it is taken up as a vocation, nothing much. Moreover contemporary state of fragmented knowledge,insofar as philosophy contributed to this fragmentation from the armchair fixed gaze.Here studies in philosophy get notice very minimally by societies and economies. [ 5 points instead of 100].and 2}. But philosophy is an ancient, universal branch of love of knowledge amenable to the layman and ordinary consciousness. But differentiation here is hugein terms of access and resources
Yet.philosophy is part of everyday life traversing and linked to wealth, ordering food, tickets, moving and other intra-mundane decisions that are minimally philosophical.Here the criteria is not limited to knowledge or reasonor emotions. What it has to do with irrationalities, emotional-volitinal deeds and acts, psychology, moods and `irational' matters that are overlooked in many cases.
Philosopy is open to all those who think, work, value experience, kindred and affectionate and having the capacity to shift course, to struggle, deliberate, etc.The negative fulcrum of philosophy is more worthy for a good life, i.e., neverending philosophy or `good infinity'.Engagement with is may get one to rerally think, cogitate and act.
Last, other criteria would be a study of history of religious ideas since they too take their `particularistic' thinking, which may turn engaging sans ritualism and their antedeluvian morality. A prayer and joyful steadfastness should suffice.That, however is your choice. As for contemporary peripetitics., wanderers , nomads, large swaths of homeless, those no voxes, the unemployed or badly employed, etc. philosophical attitudes persevere but that can turn to be capricious.
Many fulfill the criteria for learning philosophy - more that Ivory tower types. To ask the question on peripetitc philosophers is rediculous.It's so obvious in the questioning.
Are you seriously interested? It can be a grind. If you aint, tell it to the winds. regards

Best Answer - Chosen by Asker: Philosophy is both based on crieria of unknown& knowledge.The personna may be left aside.There are diverse philosophies and this diversity may be seen as as both a boon and features of the authoritarian past.
On the one hand, in advanced litrate societies, not just the `west', philosophy is mature - advanced & the critera are basically learning, education presence of mind, extensive reading of main classics, and articulation.. This is the basis for a graded learning of philosophy in Universities, institutions of all kinds.It is , however, open to doubt whether studying and learning philosophy makes one a philosopher.
Being a Philosopher, in its original sense and meaning are rarities in such institutions for mainly 2 reasons:1}.It's study is considered of little use since career prospects are very limited.[ meaning teachers do not take full interest, and for the contrarians too, it is taken up as a vocation, nothing much. Moreover contemporary state of fragmented knowledge,insofar as philosophy contributed to this fragmentation from the armchair fixed gaze.Here studies in philosophy get notice very minimally by societies and economies. [ 5 points instead of 100].and 2}. But philosophy is an ancient, universal branch of love of knowledge amenable to the layman and ordinary consciousness. But differentiation here is hugein terms of access and resources
Yet.philosophy is part of everyday life traversing and linked to wealth, ordering food, tickets, moving and other intra-mundane decisions that are minimally philosophical.Here the criteria is not limited to knowledge or reasonor emotions. What it has to do with irrationalities, emotional-volitinal deeds and acts, psychology, moods and `irational' matters that are overlooked in many cases.
Philosopy is open to all those who think, work, value experience, kindred and affectionate and having the capacity to shift course, to struggle, deliberate, etc.The negative fulcrum of philosophy is more worthy for a good life, i.e., neverending philosophy or `good infinity'.Engagement with is may get one to rerally think, cogitate and act.
Last, other criteria would be a study of history of religious ideas since they too take their `particularistic' thinking, which may turn engaging sans ritualism and their antedeluvian morality. A prayer and joyful steadfastness should suffice.That, however is your choice. As for contemporary peripetitics., wanderers , nomads, large swaths of homeless, those no voxes, the unemployed or badly employed, etc. philosophical attitudes persevere but that can turn to be capricious.
Many fulfill the criteria for learning philosophy - more that Ivory tower types. To ask the question on peripetitc philosophers is rediculous.It's so obvious in the questioning.
Are you seriously interested? It can be a grind. If you aint, tell it to the winds. regards

someone who thinks about what they read

Everbody is a philosopher. Some are a great deal better than others, and some are really bad, but talk well. It is all about thinking well and that is hard enough.

In the past you could be a famous philosopher just by deducing 'facts' by thinking, i.e. Plato, aristotle, et al. Now the known philosophers are usually philosophers of science or theology - so they are very erudite people in a field who expound on certain scientific (or theological) ideas to come up with new ideas that relate to our lives. I.e. Noam Chomsky.
But as per a previous answer we are all armchair philosophers whenever we think about life and it's unanswerable questions.

I think you have to be born enjoying philosophy and the education you earn enhances your ability to think in more open minded, ways.

The criteria is knowing the subject. That's all. Don't ask the same questions asked by all philosophers and act as if you just thought of it yourself--know what those others asked.

Don't say, "Hey, I just thought of something great! What do you think of this?" because 10000 wise men before you thought of it first and answered it. It makes you look the fool, not the philosopher.

The Greats are all in one place, the Syntopicon. Find it and read it, and then you will know how much more you don't know, and what you will need to know.

your born a body, and develope a mind. so no your not born a philosopher you choose to dedicate your life to finding a deeper meaning in that life and others lives as well. whats that saying "a woman isnt born a woman she becomes one." its like that.

A professional philosopher is someone who publishes books and articles and almost always works at a university. You'll need a PhD for that. However, pretty much everyone philosophizes at some point or another. I would say that pretty much anyone is a philosopher to some degree, most just don't get paid for it.

The only requirement is that you have a beard and that you smoke a lot of pot or use some other drug.

Start by doubting everything. Experience the reality around you with new eyes. Or rather, with blind eyes!

You don't know about atoms and molecules. What is the substance that makes up reality? *Is* there any substance, or is everything ideas and the minds that perceive them? Is our reality material and spirit, or just material?

How do we know what we know? Are we born with some innate knowledge? If so, what's its nature and its source? Or is a newborn's mind a blank slate?

And this can't just be your opinion; you have to follow every thread of your thoughts and see where they lead -- with no preconceptions. You need reasoning that others can follow, or else your philosophy will be useless to anyone but yourself.

You must understand how to abstract think (15-20 years of studying mathematics and physics should be required and about 5 years of drug use (LSD/Cannabis))

You are a philosopher by saying you are a philosopher.

Everyone is a philosopher. But only a few are smart enough to philosophize stuff. (Okay ... I just made up that word. =P But you probably know what I mean. Lol.)

--Kayla ?