THINKING
How do I know whether I am really thinking?
We have opinions, explanations, convictions and answers. But having a thought is not yet the same as examining it. The THINKING path explores what happens when we interrupt the authority of the first answer and create enough space to question, distinguish, examine and revise.
THE FIRST DISTINCTION
Having an opinion is not yet the same as thinking.
Think of one conviction you rarely question. Then ask:
- What do I actually know?
- What am I interpreting?
- What have I simply repeated?
- What evidence would make me reconsider?
You have just entered the EPHILO Method.
THE METHOD
THE EPHILO METHOD
A simple structure for a more deliberate mind.
PAUSE
Create space before the automatic response.
DISTINGUISH
Separate what has been confused.
EXAMINE
Look for evidence, assumptions, language, causes and alternatives.
CHOOSE
Act according to the clearest judgement presently available.
RETURN
Examine what followed and revise where necessary.
START HERE
The book that interrupts certainty.
When does an opinion become a thought?
I Think: Aphorisms, Dialogues and Short Texts
I Think uses aphorisms, dialogues and short texts as tests of truth. It does not ask the reader to accept conclusions, but to interrupt the obvious and return to their own judgement.
EXPLORE THE BOOKYOU ARE HERE: THINKING ↔ WORLD
CHOOSE HOW DEEP YOU WANT TO GO
Philosophy Is…: Reflections on Truth and the Human Being
Turn certainty into a philosophical question.
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Questioning: The Holy Grail of Philosophy — Complete Digital & Printable Edition
Learn to ask better questions.
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90 Days of Liberating Thought: Critical Thinking as a Practice of Freedom and Calm
Turn examination into a daily practice.
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Educating Philosophers: The EPHILO Method for Learning to Think, Question and Live Philosophically
From philosophical products to philosophical activity.
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FROM READING TO PRACTICE
FROM READING TO PRACTICE
Don't only read the question. Live with it.
FEATURED PRACTICE
90 Days of Liberating Thought: Critical Thinking as a Practice of Freedom and Calm
What changes when I stop responding automatically?
A ninety-day philosophical practice based on distinction, examination and responsible choice.
BEGIN THE PRACTICEONE QUESTION, RIGHT NOW
Which conviction of yours would be most difficult to examine if you discovered that it might be wrong?
CONTINUE THROUGH DIALOGUE
Thinking changes when another voice enters.
SCHOOL OF CALM THOUGHT
Continue the question in live philosophical dialogue.
Wednesday
THE IDEA
Concepts, texts, arguments, questions.
Sunday
THE PRACTICE
Dialogue, examples, exercises, lived questions.
Where has the question taken you?
Questions remain. So does the journey.
CONTINUE WITH EPHILO
Take the thought into the works.
Continue the path of thinking through philosophical works and close reading.