This scholarly text examines in detail the origin and meaning of the concept of "true philosophy" (orthé filosofía), likely first articulated by Plato. The author explores the historical and intellectual context behind this idea, which emerged primarily through critical distance and polemic against "false" philosophy, identified by Socrates and Plato as sophistry. In ancient Greece, philosophical terminology was not yet standardized, leading to significant overlaps and ambiguities between terms such as sage (sophos), sophist (sophistes), and philosopher (philosophos). The paper further discusses the Pythagorean tradition, which defines a philosopher as one who loves and desires wisdom but does not claim to possess it, as full wisdom is reserved for the divine alone. This central theme is analyzed through the lens of Plato's Symposium, where Socrates, invoking the figure of the priestess Diotima, describes the essential nature of the philosophical pursuit. Ultimately, the text highlights the complex historical process of defining the boundaries between genuine philosophical inquiry and its superficial forms within the cultural landscape of antiquity.