Philosophy is defined by everyone as love of truth and devotion to wisdom.
In contemporary academic discourse, philosophy has come to seem a rather nebulous and impractical affair. We often think of philosophers as the architects of mental systems and would-be solvers of conceptual riddles, for so indeed they have become in the modern world. For the ancients, however, philosophy was a way of life. Drawn by his desire for wisdom, the philosopher was prepared to undertake a strict regimen of intellectual, moral, and even physical training in order to attain his goal. Understood in this sense, philosophy and Christian faith are allies, and the works of the great philosophers can assist Christians in seeing the truths of that faith in a fresh and transformative way.