The highest and most noble academic discipline one can study.
Philosophy undertakes the task of determining the fundamental nature of human existence with thorough logical analysis. Philosophy can be broken down into four major branches:
1. Metaphysics: the study of ultimate reality
2. Epistemology: the study of knowledge
3. Ethics: the study of human actions and conduct
4. Aesthetics: the study of art and beauty
Philosophy undertakes the task of determining the fundamental nature of human existence with thorough logical analysis. Philosophy can be broken down into four major branches:
1. Metaphysics: the study of ultimate reality
2. Epistemology: the study of knowledge
3. Ethics: the study of human actions and conduct
4. Aesthetics: the study of art and beauty
by Alpha79 November 19, 2005
The art of thinking.
Philosophy is the ability to conceptualize and articulate with other people, ideas on society, the world, how it functions, people's roles in it, existence itself and even things such as sports and athletics. It is a very narrow-minded concept that philosophy only has to do with deep thought, but it can also be rather light.
Ultimately it is usually viewed as reading others thoughts, such as Aristotle, and learning arguments so you can repeat them, but I believe one whom follows philosophy would be more concentrated on finding new ways to think about things, or would rather have intelligent conversations on subjects and enjoy just simply thinking about them.
Philosophy is the ability to conceptualize and articulate with other people, ideas on society, the world, how it functions, people's roles in it, existence itself and even things such as sports and athletics. It is a very narrow-minded concept that philosophy only has to do with deep thought, but it can also be rather light.
Ultimately it is usually viewed as reading others thoughts, such as Aristotle, and learning arguments so you can repeat them, but I believe one whom follows philosophy would be more concentrated on finding new ways to think about things, or would rather have intelligent conversations on subjects and enjoy just simply thinking about them.
You can spend your whole life reading philosophy and never be a philosopher, but you can spend five seconds and ask one question and go farther than many go in years.
by Splinter of Chaos April 11, 2006
Meaning the love of wisdom, philosophers try to answer the ultimate questions that can not be answered. See examples. Famous philosophers include - Aristotle, Plato, Hume, Neitzche etc...
Areas of philosophy include ethics, metaphysics, mind etc
Philosophy in films - Donnie Darko, Butterfly Effect, The Matrix, Minority Reports, Space Odessey 2010
See wikipedia for more info...
Areas of philosophy include ethics, metaphysics, mind etc
Philosophy in films - Donnie Darko, Butterfly Effect, The Matrix, Minority Reports, Space Odessey 2010
See wikipedia for more info...
Who are we? Is there a god? Why are we here? What is the meaning to life? Is there free will or are our fates pre-determined?
by keysersozexxx June 30, 2005
It was late one night when I was on a road trip with my two friends, Brian and Laura, when we decided to pull over to the side of the road and retire.
"Looks like you'll be sleeping in the car while Laura and I have the tent," Brian said.
"Here's the blanket," he continued, "You'll be fine with this, won't you?"
"Yeah," I said.
"Are you sure?"
"How is one sure of anything?"
"Or that there is any thing to be sure of," he added.
We both nodded, contemplating the profundity.
"Looks like you'll be sleeping in the car while Laura and I have the tent," Brian said.
"Here's the blanket," he continued, "You'll be fine with this, won't you?"
"Yeah," I said.
"Are you sure?"
"How is one sure of anything?"
"Or that there is any thing to be sure of," he added.
We both nodded, contemplating the profundity.
by Killing Kittens October 6, 2004
A waste of time and trash and every concept created by it is ass
Source: Name one branch of philosophy that doesn’t have millions of exceptions and don’t make assumptions that contain fallacies and mass generalizations.
Source: Name one branch of philosophy that doesn’t have millions of exceptions and don’t make assumptions that contain fallacies and mass generalizations.
Person: People need suffering to give meaning to life and we need philosophy to understand the world.
Me: What if If we reprogrammed the human brain to be happy all the time with what if magic or I just easily poke a hole in any argument you make just like any other ism and theory.
Me: What if If we reprogrammed the human brain to be happy all the time with what if magic or I just easily poke a hole in any argument you make just like any other ism and theory.
by Cockblastof09 April 13, 2022
the ultimate study of Truth.
The study of finding the ultimate truths of our existence, lives, and reasons for being here. Digging deeper into the meaning of things to find the core Truths.
Original dictionaries labeled this term as the search for God, who is the ultimate Truth.
The study of finding the ultimate truths of our existence, lives, and reasons for being here. Digging deeper into the meaning of things to find the core Truths.
Original dictionaries labeled this term as the search for God, who is the ultimate Truth.
"Where do we come from?"
"Why do we exist?"
"What is the meaning of life?"
Is philosophy the search for the existence of our Creator?
Jesus said, "I am the Way, the Truth, and the Life"
"Why do we exist?"
"What is the meaning of life?"
Is philosophy the search for the existence of our Creator?
Jesus said, "I am the Way, the Truth, and the Life"
by darwin was christian March 30, 2010
Literally, "love of wisdom."
From the Greek: "Philo" (love), and "sophos" (wisdom)
William James described it as "the pursuit of thinking objectively about the fundamental issues."
Consists in subjecting the whole of human knowledge to rigorous scrutiny. Major fields of philosophical thought include Metaphysics, Epistemology, Ethics, Aesthetics.
From the Greek: "Philo" (love), and "sophos" (wisdom)
William James described it as "the pursuit of thinking objectively about the fundamental issues."
Consists in subjecting the whole of human knowledge to rigorous scrutiny. Major fields of philosophical thought include Metaphysics, Epistemology, Ethics, Aesthetics.
I want to know how we can know that we know that which we think we know. Thus, I am majoring in philosophy.
by DreamingSpires August 25, 2004