Philosophers themselves often read the texts of other philosophers… Philosophers themselves often read the texts of other philosophers numerous times to ensure a clear, precise, and accurate understanding of what others have to say about reality, knowledge, ethics, and so on. Your instructor has read the texts assigned to you many times and expects you to read each text at least twice!Consider the first read of a philosophical text an opportunity to get a sense of the main topic and the overall flow of the text. Don’t try to follow every little detail during your first read. It might be better to think of the first read as a kind of warm-up. Think about it this way. An Olympic sprinter might jog around a track at a meet to warm up her leg muscles. The point of the warm-up is not maximal performance but to activate neurons needed later for competition. The sprinter’s warm-up is needed but the warm-up is not the final exercise by which she will be judged. Think of your first read of a philosophy text as a kind of mental jog through one or more points-of-view to warm up intellectual neurons. The point of the first read is not maximal performance in text analysis but to activate the neurons needed to execute a job well done in a subsequent reading of a text. The first read is just a warm-up. And keep in mind that just as one needs physical perseverance to do well in sprinting at an Olympic event, so one needs intellectual perseverance to do well in reading philosophy while reading philosophy.Complete the quiz below. Value: 5Your philosophy professor has done the readings for your class many times. True False   Value: 4You should consider the first read an opportunity to identify the philosopher’s conclusion. True False   Value: 4You can think of the first read as a warm-up. True False   Value: 4The first read of a philosophical text is likened to taking a leap of faith. True False   Value: 2One doesn’t need to go for maximal performance during a first read of philosophical text. True False    Arts & Humanities Philosophy PHIL 2306