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Abstract
Becoming a Philosopher:
On the Origin and Nature of Philosophical Thought
The aim of this paper is to shed light on the origin and nature of philosophical
thought; how, where and when it arises, and consequently, what its internal
and external factors are. First, the meaning of the term “philosophical think-
ing” is defined. Then the discussion of the origin of philosophical thought takes
place, beginning with clarifying how philosophical thought arises. That section
is largely based on the narrative The Story of my Thought About Myself and Life by
the nineteenth-century Icelandic philosopher Brynjúlfur Jónsson. Next, where
philosophical thought arises is considered. Finally, I try to answer the question
when philosophical thinking is possible, both in the light of Brynjúlfur’s narrative
and as well theories of philosophy with children. In this paper it is argued that
the most important aspect of the genesis of philosophical thought is the attitude
towards original ideas and thoughts by those who accompany the individual in
her upbringing.