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how do you define philosophy
OP - October 04, 2011, 06:34 AM

what is philosophy .?.....in my view , it is a thinking of one person who observes his surroundings and provide some arguments...and that is his philosophy...? ......... is that right ? ....

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Re: how do you define philosophy
Reply #1 - October 04, 2011, 06:35 AM

as the love of wisdom

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Reply #2 - October 04, 2011, 07:38 AM

I always thought of philosophy that questions morals mainly, and also has elements of why we think the way we think/sociology basically and psychological aspects, history, politics, religion....

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Re: how do you define philosophy
Reply #3 - October 04, 2011, 08:08 AM

The method of conceptually categorizing propositions logically and, of course, consistently.
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Re: how do you define philosophy
Reply #4 - October 04, 2011, 09:03 AM

Quote from: z10 on October 04, 2011, 06:35 AM
as the love of wisdom

This. 'Philosophy' comes from the Greek terms 'philo-sophia', i.e. love of wisdom.
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Re: how do you define philosophy
Reply #5 - October 04, 2011, 06:26 PM

Philosophy = Great ado about nothing!

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Re: how do you define philosophy
Reply #6 - October 04, 2011, 06:59 PM

Quote from: z10 on October 04, 2011, 06:35 AM
as the love of wisdom

furthermore, to make love to wisdom!

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Re: how do you define philosophy
Reply #7 - October 04, 2011, 07:01 PM

whatever works for you. as long as you don't spray all over the world.
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Re: how do you define philosophy
Reply #8 - October 04, 2011, 07:02 PM

Quote from: z10 on October 04, 2011, 06:59 PM
furthermore, to make love to wisdom!

You desperately need to get laid man!

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Re: how do you define philosophy
Reply #9 - October 04, 2011, 07:15 PM

Quote from: Zebedee on October 04, 2011, 08:08 AM
The method of conceptually categorizing propositions logically and, of course, consistently.

Yeah, this is how I see it.

Quote from: Gladfly on October 04, 2011, 06:26 PM
Philosophy = Great ado about nothing!

Seriously, man…
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Re: how do you define philosophy
Reply #10 - October 04, 2011, 07:38 PM

Seriously man why?

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Re: how do you define philosophy
Reply #11 - October 05, 2011, 05:56 PM

Well I for one am getting tired of cringing every time you post.
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Re: how do you define philosophy
Reply #12 - October 05, 2011, 06:11 PM

phi·los·o·phy [fi-los-uh-fee]
noun, plural -phies.
1. the rational investigation of the truths and principles of being, knowledge, or conduct.
2. any of the three branches, namely natural philosophy, moral philosophy, and metaphysical philosophy, that are accepted as composing this study.
3. a system of philosophical doctrine e.g. the philosophy of Spinoza.
4. the critical study of the basic principles and concepts of a particular branch of knowledge, especially with a view to improving or reconstituting them e.g. the philosophy of science.
5. a system of principles for guidance in practical affairs.

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Re: how do you define philosophy
Reply #13 - October 05, 2011, 06:32 PM

Quote from: Gladfly on October 04, 2011, 07:02 PM
You desperately need to get laid man!

I'm guessin he gets more action in a month than you see in a year.

fuck you
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Re: how do you define philosophy
Reply #14 - October 05, 2011, 06:38 PM

Quote from: Prince Spinoza on October 05, 2011, 05:56 PM
Well I for one am getting tired of cringing every time you post.

Your posts bores me!

But im not complaining

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Re: how do you define philosophy
Reply #15 - October 05, 2011, 06:38 PM

Quote from: Colonel Q-Daffi on October 05, 2011, 06:32 PM
I'm guessin he gets more action in a month than you see in a year.

Why? do you sleep with him?

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Re: how do you define philosophy
Reply #16 - October 05, 2011, 06:57 PM

Quote from: Prince Spinoza on October 05, 2011, 05:56 PM
Well I for one am getting tired of cringing every time you post.

Would you look at that. I thought it was just me!

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Re: how do you define philosophy
Reply #17 - November 16, 2011, 05:45 AM

Okay... philosophy attempts to explain things with logic...
Science attempts to explain things with experiments...

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Re: how do you define philosophy
Reply #18 - January 06, 2012, 09:27 AM

Life is here and now.

Science is what was, what is and what shall.

Philosophy is what is what? is what? is what? is what? is what? is what? is what? ... etc
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Re: how do you define philosophy
Reply #19 - January 06, 2012, 02:29 PM

Quote from: z10 on October 04, 2011, 06:35 AM
as the love of wisdom

Quote from: z10 on October 04, 2011, 06:59 PM
furthermore, to make love to wisdom!

Over and over again, i like how you put it that way

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Reply #20 - January 06, 2012, 04:22 PM

From my point of view, philosophy is right between religion and science.
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Re: how do you define philosophy
Reply #21 - January 06, 2012, 08:22 PM

I thought religion is part of philosophy,seeing that all the three abrahamic religions have borrowed many ideas and principles from philosophical doctrines.

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Re: how do you define philosophy
Reply #22 - January 07, 2012, 04:18 PM

The study of ideas and refinement of analytic techniques.

Too fucking busy, and vice versa.
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Re: how do you define philosophy
Reply #23 - January 09, 2012, 01:30 AM

Western philosophy: Approx. 2600 years with a bunch of Middle-Aged White Men talking about What is truth? What is knowledge (Epistemology)?. What is morality (Moral philosophy/ethics) and the boring part: metaphysics. A group of philosophers involved in pederasty (the Greeks), Christian misogynists (St Augustin, Thomas Aquinas), a bunch of Frenchies (Descartes), two arrogant Germans (Hegel and Kant) and one syphilitic "mad man" (Nietzsche). During his time you had also a prophet named Marx and when you enter the 20th century, only Wittgenstein and the antisemite Heidegger who was dating a Jewish chick named Hannah Arendt had something useful to say.

Eastern philosophy: The rest, but primarily some Chinese and Indian stuff. And some cool Islamic kalam and falsafa.

Or this definition: The mother of all fields of studies and the only true love of knowledge.

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