The most uninformative, problematic, and yet typical student answer to the question "what is philosophy?" is "the love of wisdom." Presently, few if any introductory books attempt to give a rigorous unifying account of the discipline, focusing on the parts rather than an understanding of the whole. This book addresses these concerns by providing a concise and holistic introduction to philosophy. The book focuses not on the historical periods or sub-disciplines of philosophy but addresses the larger issue of what unifies the questions and topics of philosophy into one discipline.