We should seek to understand ideas, realizing that while we will not embrace all ideas, we can learn from them... earlier we began talking about "world view..." we look at ideas through our "world view"
read what Paul said about viewing and considering ideas...
2 Corinthians 10:1-6 (5)
you will need to know 2 Cor. 10.5 from the NIV for the test:
"We demolish arguments and every pretension that sets itself up against the knowledge of God, and we take captive every thought to make it obedient to Christ."
note his emphasis: "every pretension that sets itself up against the knowledge of God"
Paul had similar things to say to the people in Colossae:
Colossians 2:6-10
He knew that there would be competing ideas that were enticing to the people, he understood the need for them to compare and understand... but ultimately, having compared these ideas himself and seen the supremacy of Jesus, he wanted them to follow Christ. We see how he lauded the Bereans on the second missionary journey for "examining the Scriptures to see if what I am saying is true"... you and I are faced with ideas all the time... what is our basis for evaluating these ideas? Paul (and I) would hope the basis is the Bible...
now, lets look at the categories of philosophy