How can I hope to explore the philosophical life?
I want to test out my believable good faith -- to balance my honesty with my conduct. Of course, I want to reflect on what has meaning, but mostly I want to act and know that in acting freely I am acting honestly, and that my action always allows me to believe that it is in keeping with my conscious examination. This cannot be done alone; no amount of solitary meditation will do this for me. I must recognize myself in the face of the 'other' -- the world which contains all things.