But is a reflection of ones conciousness necessarily philosophy? — Outlander
what is your (or anyones) thoughts on saying it is the act of questioning the inherent views, conclusions, mechanisms, or observations of ones consciousness in a way that can be logically expressed? — Outlander
Philosophy is not just a form of literature — Pfhorrest
Philosophy is not based on authority but on the exercise of personal reason. — David Mo
Philosophy is not religion
Philosophy is not sophistry
Philosophy is not science
Philosophy is not just ethics
Philosophy is not math
Philosophy is not just a form of literature — Pfhorrest
Philosophy is about the human being. Although it sometimes seems to treat the universe, it always does so from the perspective or background of the human being. — David Mo
Philosophy is rationality. Even when it defends the irrational, it must do so with arguments that can be shared. — David Mo
Philosophy is not religion — Pfhorrest
Philosophy is not science — Pfhorrest
Let me throw in another question: how does philosophy differ from "thinking" generally? Or does it? — Xtrix
I agree, and understand this insight in spinozist terms: Human Being [bondage] both presupposes Being itself [substance] and implies (a/the prospect of) Well-Being [blessedness] aka eudaimonia.Philosophy is about the human being. Although it sometimes seems to treat the universe, it always does so from the perspective or background of the human being. — David Mo
Philosophy is the struggle against stupidity (i.e. the problematique of maladaptive 1:1 identity - confusion - of the ideal (maps, words/metrics) with the real (territory, facts-of-the-matter) :point: 'essence = existence'). Insofar as it can be discerned (or conceived of as a 'criterion of judgment'), the real is defined by a process of eliminating - negating - 'ideals' (necessary fictions, impossible worlds/objects, "realer" reals ... :point: members of the empty set).All are lunatics, but he who can analyze his delusion is called a philosopher. — An old gringo...
Against stupidity philosophers (i.e. sisyphusian 'meta-cognitive hygienists' and/or 'dialectical rodeo-clowns') struggle in vain. Even "the gods" are too bored for that!What is your aim in philosophy? – To show the fly the way out of the fly bottle. — Witty, PI §309
What do you mean by 'thinking'? — EnPassant
Abstract 'rational' thinking? — EnPassant
Isn't simply being conscious thinking? — EnPassant
If thought is energy 'flowing' through the mind then being is thinking. Thought is being. Being is thought. — EnPassant
See, here it's tricky in my view. On the one hand, of course philosophy isn't science or religion -- they differ in many ways. But on the other hand, they deal with very similar questions.
— Xtrix
True, but it is the ways that they approach those questions that differentiates them. — Pfhorrest
Of the many types of human inquiry, philosophy is inquiry by means of rigorous reasoning in the pursuit and formation of creditable beliefs. As such, it is not bound to any specific field, concern or interest. Many, if not every, cosmic dimension and question can be approached by way of philosophy: religion, science, literature, farming, cinema, education, politics, cooking, etc. Philosophy is one of many tools humans employ to render the world and their experience more intelligible. While, for some, philosophy is strictly a theoretical enterprise, for others it is a therapeutically satisfying way of life. — Statilius
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