For what is philosophy but an art - one more attempt to give "significant form" to the chaos of experience?

Will Durant
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One of the most famous lines from the movie "The Matrix," provokes deep thought from those who have seen it. The line is: "For what is philosophy but an art - one more attempt to give "significant form" to the chaos of experience?" What does this mean? What form should we give our experience? Aren't we just going through a series of experiences that have no meaning, no value? Philosophy tries to give a meaningful form to that chaos.

Source: Our Oriental Heritage

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