In this World Philosophy Day special, we return to the heartbeat of philosophy not as a set of doctrines, but as a way of being. To think philosophically is to inhabit the world with a certain openness, a readiness to question the obvious, to slow down the rush of everyday assumptions, and to let new meanings take shape. It is a discipline of perspective-taking, a gentle but radical shift in how we see ourselves and others.

Drawing on Socrates’ striking claim that to practice philosophy is to practice dying, we explore what it means to loosen our attachment to the self we think we are. Philosophical thinking asks us to let certain certainties fall away: to die to our rigid beliefs, to the illusions we cling to, to the habits that numb our sensitivity to the world. But in this symbolic dying, something else becomes possible: a more spacious relation to truth, a deeper form of freedom, a more responsive way of living.

In this episode, Sameema & I reflect on how philosophy equips us to meet the world with curiosity rather than fear, with courage rather than defensiveness. We consider how questioning becomes an ethical act, and how perspective-shifting can be a source of care for oneself and for others. On this day dedicated to philosophy, we invite you to step with us into that threshold space where thinking is not just an activity, but a transformation of the one who thinks.