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The reason for trying to put into words my philosophy is not an attempt to say the ‘final word’ on the subject. Rather, I want to understand clearly where I stand now, so I can better evaluate where I need to go. Growth, in a worthy direction, requires insight not only of what one’s aims are, but of where one is now. You cannot navigate by only knowing the destination: you must also know the current location, the terrain in between, and the ever-changing details about the mode of transportation’s mechanics.   That is self-knowledge, not just of what one is now in the present, but of what the direction of one’s entire life is. That is philosophy.