Philosophy as destroying idols of deception (Part One)

It should be clear that ignorance of how "philosophy" works is what justifies the claim that practicing critical thinking and rational argumentation is possible without any religious or cultural bias, and when "philosophy" is taken as if it has an essential superiority that elevates it above other forms of thinking (especially those related to "religion" such as "jurisprudence" and "Sufism"). It then becomes akin to "misguidance" to the extent that it is believed that the "philosopher" only expresses "reason" understood without practical motives and judgment without cultural preference. And if "misguidance" disguised under the guise of "science" and "philosophy" is common even in the Western sphere itself, what cannot be denied is that the situation in our sphere is much worse, to the point that it becomes difficult to believe that most of those considered to be eminent figures in thought among us will not be revealed—after any systematic examination of their work—to be nothing but deceivers or charlatans par excellence! Perhaps the rare "thinking" presented in this book will help increase "awareness" and "insight" enough to contribute to acquiring the ability to "philosophize" and, therefore, to resist the "misguidance" practiced among us in the name of "philosophy" itself.