> It is sensible to read other philosophers I guess, but I think people should be encouraged to argue on their own. You should be "arguing your own" much of th

> It is sensible to read other philosophers I guess, but I think people should be encouraged to argue on their own. You should be "arguing your own" much of the time you're reading philosophy, no matter how old it is. It's one of the Three Readings (which can be done all at once, not necessarily in three literal separate passes through the book, if you're a good reader and well-matched to the material you're reading) of Adler's How to Read a Book. You haven't fully engaged with a book—especially a book of philosophy—until you've done it.