Do you read all of a philosophy text?

Constant reading will make you a person who can make his own philosophy without reading . So as for now You got to read. every human being has in his/her blood to be a philosopher. so don't think much , first read then as you get confidence you will understand just by title later on .

That depends on why I'm reading the book.

If it's for a class, I do the minimum amount of effort to get the idea of the text, memorize it for the test, and write the research paper to get an A.

If I'm reading the philosophy book for fun (which, believe it or not, I actually do at times), then I just read it though at my leisure.

If I'm reading it critically because I very much want to understand the ideas, then I maintain a notebook while I read and record everything in the book.

I'm not aware of any philosopher that you could just skim and get a good grasp of their ideas. Most philosophers are pretty dense and require a solid read-through and contemplation in order to understand.

If you're talking about class reading, you don't skim. Skim=failure.

If I commit to one, I read it closely. Otherwise, I read second-hand accounts.