How to Read a Philosophical Book

To understand and test a philosopher's leading principles, you do not need the extrinsic aid of special experience obtained by method. He refers you to your own common sense and daily observation of the world in which you ive. A philosopher faced with a problem can do nothing but think about it. A reader faced with a philosophical book can do nothingbut read it. There we go, gentle listeners, that was hints for reading philosophy a written by mortimer adler in his book, how to read a book.