Logical argumentation is the hallmark of philosophy.
Even when a philosopher such as Thomas Aquinas advocates religious belief, he does so on the basis of reason . People unfamiliar with philosophy often misunderstand what philosophy is. In fact, they sometimes eschew discursive reason altogether in favor of story-telling. The question becomes particularly complicated in the area of ethics. Such works may ground their conclusions in individual feelings and individual religious experiences, both of which are viewed skeptically by most Western philosophy.