I doubt that it's central, but I know I'd just say that I find it fun and interesting -- and that's enough for me.

To me questions just seem to be created by the process of thinking.

Just out of curiosity, where did you stumble across "Propaedeutics"? Nice obscure word.

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I don't know about him, but one of my phil profs from my undergrad program used to use that word in every class somehow. I remember classmates making a bet about whether he'd forget to someday.... anywho, off topic, back to the subject at hand.

what is the core, the central axiom, of all philosophical activity? What justifies philosophical search? What is the meaning of philosophy? — Gilliatt

"The unexamined life is not worth living." Or: it's fun and a better waste of my time than watching reality tv :joke:

Joking aside, I do actually think that expanding one's mind and training it leads to a more satisfactory and well-spent life.

Just out of curiosity, where did you stumble across "Propaedeutics"? Nice obscure word. — Bitter Crank

Couldn't answer for OP, but in the Francophone world, a propedeutic is a special course requirement that is given to students who have not completed the normal requirements but which have obtained a dispensation for x or y reason.

Hypothetical case : an Ancient History doctorate wishes to complete a Philosophy Master. Asking him his 90 credits is clearly overkill. After a few interviews with the program director, he is given a list of 5-8 courses of modern philosophy to study, after which he will be accepted at the Master level. This list of 5-8 courses is called a propedeutic.