The sentences below have words that are missing. Choose the best option from those given below to complete the sentence.

The beauty of __________ is that it poses thought-provoking questions and inspires us to think deeply about ________ and life in general. Further, ________ about the ideas and perspectives outlined by different thinkers can help us to gain a better ________ of the world we live in.

We can fill in the given sets of words in the sentence and interpret them to find the one that best conveys the meaning

• A. The beauty of philosophy is that it poses thought-provoking questions and inspires us to think deeply about ourselves and life in general. Further, pondering about the ideas and perspectives outlined by different thinkers can help us to gain a better understanding of the world we live in.
• B. The beauty of linguistics is that it poses thought-provoking questions and inspires us to think deeply about language and life in general. Further, cogitating about the ideas and perspectives outlined by different thinkers can help us to gain a better picture of the world we live in.
• C. The beauty of history is that it poses thought-provoking questions and inspires us to think deeply about animals and life in general. Further, mulling about the ideas and perspectives outlined by different thinkers can help us to gain a better acquaintance of the world we live in.
• D. The beauty of orthography is that it poses thought-provoking questions and inspires us to think deeply about writing and life in general. Further, speaking about the ideas and perspectives outlined by different thinkers can help us to gain a better perspective of the world we live in.
  

Out of the four given choices, option A fits best as philosophy inspires deep and thought provoking questions. 'Pondering' about ideas, and 'understanding' of the world are the right set of words for the given line of discussion.