I don't think the Buddha had an interest in teaching a philosophy or teaching a point of view. The way I look at these texts, the Buddha seems to be responding to each situation, each person, each question that was asked of him. These teachings are very alive in the situations in which the Buddha was teaching. Later on, people extracted some philosophy and doctrines from his teachings and made them quite a bit abstract. There are all kinds of books that have chapters and headings about Buddha's teachings, but I think if the Buddha were to look at such books he would be embarrassed.
Thought is part of life, but it has too much power.
So we have to shift our thinking to look at how we think, and to examine what our thoughts are all about. For me, the interest in knowing the Buddha as he originally was and how he taught has been fostered through my own Zen background. Many Zen teachers teach the same way, in a spontaneous manner. They tell a number of stories to illustrate their point. Some people listen to their talk expecting to get some philosophy or some idea out of it, but soon they get lost.