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Originally Posted by wolfgang  is studying philosophy the only way to pursue truth? |
Depends on what level of depth you're going for.
If you're going for shallow truths about your current emotions (such as "I feel angry" or "I feel that I love Beth"), well, that's as easy as doing a little meditation and simply checking on what your body's telling you.
If you're going for deeper truths, then the only serious attempt you can make is through philosophy.
To define deeper issues, here are some of the basic categories and some additional questions:
1) What is there? (Metaphysics)
2) What is knowledge? How do I know? How do I know that I know? (Epistemology)
3) What should I do? (Ethics)
4) How should we govern ourselves? (Political Philosophy)
5) What is logical/rational? (Logic)
6) What am I? (Philosophy of Mind)
Am I the same person I was yesterday? What are the conditions of personal identity?
Am I free in the ultimate libertarian sense?
Do other minds exist?
Is the world physical, mental, or both?
Is phenomenal experience causally efficacious?
The path to grasping these problems at all, much less in their full hairy monstrosity, is through philosophy.