This in itself is a philosophical question. This is why you should study philosophy, because you already have this question. Philosophy is your affection for the Truth, your leaning towards the Truth. Don’t you want to know the Truth? How many of you are happy with lies? Nobody. So, it is this love for Truth that we all innately have; that’s called philosophy.
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Questioner: Hi sir, I would like to relate my question which I have experienced since my childhood: that our teachers, parents want our prime focus to be on academics. We are taught that scoring good in subjects like Maths, Physics, and other subjects is like the path to success, and reading non-academic books is just a way to kill time.
So, my question is not to choose one over the other but to understand the philosophical relation between these two: like why should someone study topics which are not related to academics? Why should someone study philosophy? To follow up with my question, I would like to highlight a quote which I came across while reading your book: Truth Without Apology, “The defining characteristic of real education is that it liberates you from within.”
So, what does real education mean? What do you really mean by “Liberating you from within?”
Acharya Prashant: “Why should one study philosophy?” This in itself is a philosophical question. This is why you should study philosophy, because you already have this question. Philosophy is your affection for the Truth, your leaning towards the Truth. That’s the etymology. Your regard or your love for the Truth. That is called philosophy. That’s where the word philosophy comes from.
