I like your definition of 'philosophy', although I'm not sure what you mean by 'novelly'. |
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It seems to me that philosophy can be concisely defined as the fundamental nature of existence, our experience of it, and, not novelly, their connection. This human activity has produced very different kinds of ideas with very different kinds of consequences. Religion seemed to be the most common product of this activity at one time, and now it seems that science has taken more of a hold. My question is, in today's world, what does philosophy consist of? Science obviously rests on philosophy, it's origins, but considering how it's success is so distinguishing and thorough, what does that leave philosophy to do? Freewill seems to be a somewhat arbitrary subject that wouldn't fall under science, unless it would really be a question of psychology. |
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I like your definition of 'philosophy', although I'm not sure what you mean by 'novelly'. |
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I'm asking what topics does it consist of that isn't already covered by or solely meant to define the contents of workable scientific theories? |
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Philosophy is the application of the scientific method to ascertain a greater understanding of the relationships within a system. The relationships we establish are called laws, and we use the laws to further relate other phenomena into these established relationships. |
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Science only remains relevant through philosophy. Falsification vs Validation, epistemology, etc. Then there's solipsism, existentialism, et al where philosophical arguments are made regarding the nature of perception vs truth and experience vs concepts. There also comes into play ideas such as identity which one cannot use science to solve. Finally, whether or not one should commit suicide is a philosophical question, as well as the primary question to existence. All scientific reasoning is secondary to philosophical reasoning. |
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Last edited by Original Poster; 02-06-2013 at 05:52 AM.
Everything works out in the end, sometimes even badly.
I define it as things that seemed profound and insightful when you were on drugs and which you've not really bothered to think about enough while sober to realize how little sense they make. |
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Sorry, I meant "study of the fundamental nature..." in the original post. |
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Hi Wayfaerer, not sure if anyone is still following this thread but here's my 2 cents worth. I'll respond to your post in 2 parts: |
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Philosophy questions everything, something i learned in Philosophy class in high school. |
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Does it, though? |
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