Philosophy (from Greek 'philo-sophia', LOVE of wisdom) is the SYSTEMATIC, critical examination of fundamental questions about reality, knowledge, and value — DISTINGUISHED from other disciplines by its METHOD: rigorous logical ARGUMENT and rational REFLECTION, rather than empirical experimentation (science) or revealed scripture (religion).

• ›Recognizing philosophy's SPECIFIC method (rational argument) as its distinguishing feature (NOT simply its subject matter, since philosophy and science/religion can address SIMILAR questions) is the chapter's foundational conceptual point
• ›This method-based distinction directly sets up the philosophy-vs-science-vs-religion comparison covered in the final card