This text discusses the legitimate starting point of contemporary philosophical inquiry, contrasting it with classical attempts like Descartes' "cogito." The author argues that a modern approach should begin with a critical analysis of everyday experiences. However, these experiences are not purely individual; they are fundamentally shaped by collective influences from family, education, and society. The text highlights that we lack direct access to original, unmediated individual experiences. Instead, such primary experiences must be conceptually reconstructed or inferred through the lens of our already socialized perceptions. This process of reconstruction is exemplified by the concept of "immediate experience" within the Anglo-Saxon philosophical tradition. Ultimately, the text underscores the difficulty of isolating pure subjectivity in a world where individual consciousness is inextricably linked to collective frameworks, suggesting that any starting point for philosophy must account for this social mediation.