2006-10-11 06:11:33 · 8 answers · asked by Anonymous in Arts & Humanities ➔ Philosophy
A first, philosophy was the search for truth and then THE TRUTH. When it was finally realized there wasn't any such thing, then it became the study of what constitutes reality. It is now the search for what is the common factors that make up reality for everyone.
2006-10-11 07:41:58 · answer #1 · answered by Sophist 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Figuring out the logic of complex matters. There are other forms of philosophy, but to find solutions by using logic is the most pragmatic form of philosophy in today's society. Other forms are merely brain food for thought.
2006-10-11 13:49:47 · answer #2 · answered by mac 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Philosophy is a field of study in which people question and create theories about the nature of reality. It includes diverse subfields such as aesthetics, epistemology, ontology, ethics, logic, metaphysics, and law. Philosophers ponder such fundamental mysteries as: whether or not God exists, the nature of being, the nature of the universe, and what makes actions right or wrong.
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2006-10-11 13:13:49 · answer #3 · answered by vick 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
by definition, philosophy means the love of wisdom. In ancient Greece, philosophers were highly regarded and central to the development of their culture. They were the scientists.
nowadays, philosophy is relegated to a much lesser stature. Previous answers give more than adequate descriptions of what it is today.
2006-10-11 13:22:24 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Philosophy is the study of thought. I think most philsophers begin by noticing that at times they were not in a state of awareness , but that by directing attention to self they raised their own states of awareness and then they began to expound and study this phenomenae and to lay direction to others around themselves.
2006-10-13 00:57:07 · answer #5 · answered by honorbright24 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It is an attempt to generate ideas consistent with themselves, known facts and current accepted ideas. It does not prove anything but merely determines which possibilities are possible given a set of data and assumptions.
2006-10-11 13:19:50 · answer #6 · answered by The Armchair Explorer 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The art of questioning to get different points of view and ways of looking at things.
2006-10-11 13:18:50 · answer #7 · answered by JistheRealDeal 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
it teaches us how to think about the world , it deals with most general laws that governs the nature, for example cause and effect , conflict , mutation , quality , quantity , matter , mind
2006-10-12 07:53:37 · answer #8 · answered by eshaghi_2006 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋