Difference between revisions of "Philosophy"
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| − | Philosophy is the study of fundamental questions. Questions in philosophy tend to be ''a priori'', but what is and isn't ''a priori'' changes over time. | + | Philosophy is the study of fundamental questions. Or is it...? Other definitions include "once, everything was philosphical; gradually, things got spun off into their own fields (e.g., math, logic, biology). Philosophy got left behind."; philosophy is thinking; or philosophy is the study of truth. (Other definitions are more easily applied to specific fields - for instance, "ethics is the study of what you should do.") Questions in philosophy tend to be ''a priori'', but what is and isn't ''a priori'' changes over time. |
| + | Many philosophers were also mathematicians, scientists, or other such things; for example, Pythagoras. | ||
Latest revision as of 15:51, 27 June 2022
Philosophy is the study of fundamental questions. Or is it...? Other definitions include "once, everything was philosphical; gradually, things got spun off into their own fields (e.g., math, logic, biology). Philosophy got left behind."; philosophy is thinking; or philosophy is the study of truth. (Other definitions are more easily applied to specific fields - for instance, "ethics is the study of what you should do.") Questions in philosophy tend to be a priori, but what is and isn't a priori changes over time. Many philosophers were also mathematicians, scientists, or other such things; for example, Pythagoras.
