Does experience allow you to clarify your philosophies?

Question

can you have a philosophy on sometjing you've never experienced?

Answer 1

You can. You must have knowledge (though maybe not "hands on" knowledge) about a subject AND have a philosophy on it. For instance, something like reading about a subject may either be included as experience or knowledge of the subject (I would consider reading to be a new knowledge of the subject). Then, you can apply your knowledge to making a philosophy.

Answer 2

yes. i believe that the experiences that we encounter as human beings in our lives shape and justify the way we perceive and approach life and others in a philosophical way. my own approach to life is to always keep an open mind on everything i see and do and to reflect back on my actions and to acknowledge the good and bad in them. as for whether anyone can have a philosophy on something we all never experience i'd say yes also because even though not everyone has read the works of plato, artistotle etc, at least everyone has their own take on experience, as well as experience different situations themselves

Answer 3

Not clarify, just add new meaning to them. You can always have a philosophy about something, yet it can constantly change with new experiences. Hence the beauty of philosophy.

Answer 4

no.old man here with spectrum48 then 128. then256 512 1024 2048 just doubles in power and expense. computers work on the power to double start with 1 2 4 8 16

Answer 5

it depends on the content of logic. Science speculates too, but we trust through experiments that the answers are correct. Somehow it seems logical to say " A penny earned is a penny saved." But then again if you have never earned a penny, then you are just using logic. Therefore you are right but not experienced enough to give advice.

Answer 6

Rationalist philosophies have that quality of non-experience, even though their philosophies may have sensible objects as their content. They oft use sensible things as metaphor for their theories or beliefs.

http://www.marxists.org/reference/archive/hegel/works/sl/sl_iii.htm#SL34n

'§ 34

The second branch of the metaphysical system was Rational Psychology or Pneumatology. It dealt with the metaphysical nature of the soul — that is, of the Mind regarded as a thing. It expected to find immortality in a sphere dominated by the laws of composition, time, qualitative change, and quantitative increase or decrease.

The name ‘rational’, given to this species of psychology, served to contrast it with empirical modes of observing the phenomena of the soul Rational psychology viewed the soul in its metaphysical nature, and through the categories supplied by abstract thought. The rationalists endeavoured to ascertain the inner nature of the soul as it is in itself and as it is for thought. In philosophy at present we hear little of the soul: the favourite term is now mind (spirit). The two are distinct, soul being as it were the middle term between body and spirit, or the bond between the two. The mind, as soul, is immersed in corporeity, and the soul is the animating principle of the body.'


http://www.marxists.org/reference/archive/hegel/works/hl/hl778.htm

'§ 36

The fourth branch of metaphysics is Natural or Rational Theology. The notion of God, or God as a possible being, the proofs, of his existence, and his properties, formed the study of this branch.'

http://www.marxists.org/reference/archive/hegel/works/sl/sl_iii.htm#SL36

http://www.marxists.org/glossary/terms/r/a.htm

Rationalism

Rationalism emphasises the role of Reason in arriving at true knowledge, as opposed to Empiricism, which emphasises the role of Experience and sense perception in knowledge. There are both idealist and materialist trends in both Rationalism and Empiricism.

Further Reading: Descartes, Spinoza, Leibnitz, Kant and Fichte.

Answer 7

No. Experience only allows you to view the world as it pertains to you. Clarity is a decision without a question.

Answer 8

Yep.

And yes, you can have a philosophy that you have never experienced.

For instance, I believe it is possible to have more than one soul-mate, but have not even had one myself.

Answer 9

In most cases, experience should influence your philosophy on a subject, with one notable exception,e.g. death.

Answer 10

yes to both. wether or not your point of view is correct in the eyes of others, its still your view and no one else will fully understand it like you.