Bertrand Russell

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We do not regard any of the senses as wisdom, yet surely these give the most authoritative knowledge of particulars. — Aristotle, Metaphysics

And it’s 1-2-3-4-5
Senses working overtime.
— XTC, “Senses Working Overtime”

The philosopher has a defining trait which, although he shares it with other disciplines, was the first to show the centrality of the self in asking questions of the world. He is thus his own object of study.