In my eyes, philosophy is an perpetual seeking for the unity of knowledge in the unity of consciousness, that is, for the integrity of everything in one's soul, then, attaining wisdom. That is why Socrates once said that only God has wisdom, and that he knows nothing. Because once one knows, more he knows that he knows nothing. It is like an asymptote, though we get to know more and become smarter, we never really attain that wisdom in the full meaning of the word.

You are mistaken, even with the confiscation of land and property it is possible to philosophize, that is, while you are breathing, you can't lose your own will. The Gulag victims were doing philosophy, just read the Gulag Archipelago. Don't read philosophy, live it. So much so is represented by its founder, Socrates, who in his entire life never wrote a word, just talked to his companions.