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If you are a lover of philosophy or are currently in a university course but are having a hard time understanding the material, you are not alone. Philosophy by nature is a very cerebral discipline and philosophical texts can be very dense and hard to understand. Without the proper guidance or explication you can feel lost and ungrounded and begin to get increasingly frustrated. Luckily, your 4G wireless connection can help you find the supplements you need in order to gain a better grasp of the texts that you are reading. With some summaries and explanations you will be able to have a more complete understanding of Plato, Kant, Socrates and some of the most brilliant thinkers of our time.
To begin with, it is a good idea to do a wikipedia search of the philosopher that you are reading or studying so that you get a general idea of their background, the history that led to their specific mode of thought and a general glance at their oeuvre or body of work. Having an understanding of the historical context in which the text was written is incredibly important and will help you tremendously when you have to knuckle down and read the specific philosopher's text. Use your wireless internet connection to search for as much background information as you can get in order to gain a better sense of why the philosopher felt the way he did.
Once you feel as if you have a general grasp of the philosopher himself, you can then begin to search for summaries or explanations about the work itself. If you are reading a particular text, then do a google search for the title and author and it should yield several academic essays and debates about the text. Read a the first and last paragraph to see if the text will be of service to you or if you will have to move on to another. With your 4G wireless connection, you can look up as many texts as you need to in order to gin a better understanding of the text and thereby begin to finally enjoy it. Look for university lectures on youtube from professors who offer their insight and expertise on the topic and will further illuminate the text for you. Once you understand the philosophy you can begin to analyze it and either disregard it or apply it to your own life.
