When we realize the obstacles in the way of a straightforward and confident answer, we shall be well launched in the study of philosophy — for philosophy is merely the attempt to answer such ultimate questions, not carelessly or dogmatically, as we do in ordinary life and even in the sciences, but critically, after exploring all that makes such questions puzzling, and after realizing all the vagueness and confusion that underlie our ordinary ideas.

When we realize the obstacles in the way of a straightforward and confident answer, we shall be well launched in the study of philosophy — for philosophy is merely the attempt to answer such ultimate questions, not carelessly or dogmatically

When we have realized the obstacles in the way of a straightforward and confident answer, we will be well launched in the study of philosophy — for philosophy is merely an attempt to answer such ultimate questions, not carelessly and dogmatically

When we have realized the obstacles in the way of a straightforward and confident answer, we shall be well launched on the study of philosophy — for philosophy is merely the attempt to answer such ultimate questions, not carelessly and dogmatically

When we realize the obstacles in the way of a straightforward and confident answer, we shall be well launched on the study of philosophy — for philosophy is merely an attempt to answer these ultimate questions, not carelessly or dogmatically

When we have realized the obstacles in the way of a straightforward and confident answer, we shall be well launched in the study of philosophy — for philosophy is merely an attempt to answer these ultimate questions, not carelessly or dogmatically