Philosophizing in Philosophy

i. intro
Life is a process of a never-ending inquiry. As we interact with the world, with other
people, and the society, a series of boundless questions whose answers are constantly being
sought, explored, and yet to be discovered. The external world that our senses could reach is
just the shallow part of something more, of something even deeper. The reality, as it is, might
not be as we knew it. There are still countless things that we, humans, have not yet arrived
and synthesized.
ii. clarification of concepts through contrast
A one-sided perspective not only limits the potential for a broader view of the world but
as well as keeps us from truly gaining an understanding of a specific concept or idea. It is,
therefore, necessary to consider the various point of view to arrive at a definite conclusion. A
successful definitive value of a concept does not guarantee clarity.
The life of the embodied spirit, therefore, draws us further to this point. Taking into
account the concept of “I have my body” and “I am my body”, we can state that our body is
constantly engaged and involved in the world and that our existence affects other beings. It is
in this idea that we should further divert our view from what is within ourselves and looks
toward the wider world.
Engaging in philosophizing challenges us to see the world beyond what our naked eyes
see. We do not just merely accept everything that’s been fed to our knowledge but rather, we
criticize and determine its legitimacy. We have the right to withhold assent to things we have
not yet proven, we have not yet truly believed.
As Socrates had stated, “The unexamined life is not worth living.” As we interact with
the world and recognize its values and norms, we tend to question things---why and how they
became that way. We, therefore, make sense of these concepts and values presented upon us
by challenging, reflecting, and providing criticisms that lead us to a possible answer.

iii. creation of a new lens based on contextual elements and required elements
The creation of a new lens based on contextual and required elements are just
some of the basic acts of philosophy. According to the "Philosophy as a Method of
Inquiry" by Stubley, tentative relations between ideas must be carefully analyzed. It is
crucial to properly observe the required elements, specifically in a philosophical inquiry
in which the virtue of understanding may be observed.
It calls for the knowledge of lenses as a means of both seeing and not seeing. It
allows examples to clash against each other through the necessary elements. Moreover, it
gives way to the relative pursuance of potentially exceptional situations.
This view by Stubley however was further developed by Mark. He took a
valuable note of what he linked to performance like artistic practices, rehearsal, and
quotes. Synonymously, in doing conceptual analysis, it must be strongly observed to
construct a new lens from the required elements and to determine which principles to use.
These principles, however, should not be taken advantage of and should be carefully
analyzed.
It should be taken with a great amount of consideration to propose ideas and
build new lenses with which one would think deeply about and not simply add various
concepts. Up until the creation of new lenses, the authenticity of the previous relations is
 a prerequisite. Therefore, in creating new lenses, one should be able to look at
preliminary connections of elements before coming up with a new lens.

iv. conclusion
The value of philosophy is in its question. Meaning to say, what makes
philosophizing crucial is that it holds endless concepts and possibilities of finding
something about the world. We should, therefore, not limit ourselves within the
boundaries of what we had been introduced to. We should learn to be open to all doors
which leads us to further understanding and knowledge. “---these questions enlarge our
conception of what is possible, enrich our intellectual imagination and diminish the
dogmatic assurance which closes the mind against speculation”, as what Bertrand Russell
had quoted in his book, The Problems of Philosophy.