Philosophy or the love of wisdom seeks to answer the questions about existence, death, and moral rights and wrongs that we might have had as youngsters. The goal of philosophy is to find out answers for oneself. Many beliefs that we accepted early in life should be examined to determine why they were thought to be true or if they should remain true in our minds. This way we come to our own conclusions about basic beliefs without the influence of others. The goal of philosophy is autonomy or being able to decide what you believe.