A. Philosophy: The Word and Its Many Meanings

According to the literal meaning of the word, philosophy is not a learned science, but an attitude to life: hence the call “to live philosophically" (φιλοσοφικώς ζῆν). It differs from other attitudes inasmuch as its goal and supreme value is “wisdom” (σοφία), while other attitudes see the highest values elsewhere (φιλαργυ…