is PHILOSOPHY but a BEAUTIFUL THEORY?

Question

is PHILOSOPHY needed more on things that we can never fully UNDERSTAND?
Like Philosophy about Life, Love, Beauty, Freedom...
something we can experience but not completely comprehend....
So we explain them the best way we can as we call Philosophy?
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Answer 1

Life itself,,, the learning,,, the journey,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,, is .... philosophy.

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Answer 2

Yes for philosophy is a process of communion of the past involving familiarity with the great writers, continuing discourse in history. This could be a disullusioning and a disconcerting process. An obstacle race of studying philosophy. It may also be more than merely intellectual gymnastics on political themes. Indeed a search of understanding. It can provide no panacea for social problems nor give final answers to questions. Indeed, to search for final answers is to presume a purpose or final cause about which such answers can be made, an assumption that could be justified theologically, but not politically.

Answer 3

No, it is not a beautiful theory , philosophy should be used in all aspects - ones that are simple ans easy t understand and ones that we will never understand, sometimes we learn and understand and then there are others that we don't understand but experience. philosophy is about gaining knowledge, understanding, acceptance and striving to achieve, not necessarily achieving but striving to. After all enki if philosophy is just a beautiful theory then you have gained nothing from it and spent all of this time on it for nothing but we both know the difference of that. you have learned, experienced, understood, accepted and still strive to to do all of the above just listed that is why you are still here in yahoo. HHHHMMmmmmmm. lol you are all of these but you still believe that you can be more? nice question enki,really nice. I love your questions and like you I find that I learn from them. smiles and hugs.

Answer 4

I would say that Philosophy, is needed for us, to comprehend some of the things we do not understand in Life.

Answer 5

Broadly it seems to me there are two strands to philosophy - the love of wisdom. One has devolved much into discussion of semantics and abstractions, beloved in European traditions as a means of understanding "reality" (from which science stemmed). The other is concerned with insights into living (distinct from religion) that will tend to benefit both the individual and the species in which we are bound as an interdependent part. The first can seem exotic and incomprehensible, with a jargon of its own. The second often reveals the obvious although it requires thought to cut through accustomed habits of thought. So it can be challenging - but for me it's the only way to go. And it's accessible to anyone prepared to observe closely, think critically, and reflect on what might be discomforting - without anxiety. Unfortunately most people's natural intelligence is betrayed by being taught to "think" like mindless parrots. It destroys confidence, but creates willing congregations.

Answer 6

PHILOSOPHY--in itself is not truth. But an influence. Throughout history philosophy and those who use it often influence certain followers. Some believe it to be a statement of reason. The Greeks were highly noted for their philosophies and philosophers. Since even the Philosophers didn't agree among themselves---it is """"Theory."""""

For example, the Sophists were a prominent group of Greek teachers in the fifth century B.C.E. They taught that standards of right and wrong were determined by popular opinion.
Immanuel Kant, a renowned 18th-century philosopher, expressed a different view. The journal Issues in Ethics says: “Immanuel Kant and others like him . . . focused on the individual’s right to choose for herself or himself

Answer 7

It could be called a theory then, the definition below gives 8 basic means of philosophy, something for all of us, but not just a theory. It seems to be based in our physic and history that man must seek, must ask, must journey and must find answers. With each quest, or journey one finds new lanes to travel, higher concepts than before, wonder and beauty that mere theory does not even explain, for in philosophy we are part of all, that which cannot be contained and explained ...but yes.......I think it can be called a "beautiful theory." But then again I am theologian and I love this stuff and believe "heavenly" in the dicipline of metaphyics. K

phi·los·o·phy (f-ls-f)
n. pl. phi·los·o·phies
1. Love and pursuit of wisdom by intellectual means and moral self-discipline.
2. Investigation of the nature, causes, or principles of reality, knowledge, or values, based on logical reasoning rather than empirical methods.
3. A system of thought based on or involving such inquiry: the philosophy of Hume.
4. The critical analysis of fundamental assumptions or beliefs.
5. The disciplines presented in university curriculums of science and the liberal arts, except medicine, law, and theology.
6. The discipline comprising logic, ethics, aesthetics, metaphysics, and epistemology.
7. A set of ideas or beliefs relating to a particular field or activity; an underlying theory: an original philosophy of advertising.
8. A system of values by which one lives: has an unusual philosophy of life.

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Answer 8

Philosophy is only a lot of concepts to consider

I believe it is only the experience that brings us to where we completely comprehend
but the philosophies give us more tool to actually percieve what the experience actually is

without experience all philosophy is merely hypothetical and gives zero understanding even if one can parrot all the words precisely correct

Answer 9

That sounds about right. Often those experiences are so variable, it's difficult to put them into words or even to freeze them in your brain for a short while. I suppose in a way, you could say that the religions started the same way. That is why there is so much overlap there. I prefer philosophy, because it is less rigid, so you can go deeper and learn more about your experiences, thoughts and feelings. Have a good night, Enki!

Answer 10

Philosophy makes me remember that saying on what is culture for us, each of us_ is what remains after we forget everything told, seen or read.
Not because I feel like it but some of best teachers on philosophy stated about itself on the attitude of staying curious, able to be be surprised and trying to understand the reasoning's like a traveler on a journey, going through our minds to the ideas terrains, like if they were streets, corners, squares of a village

Answer 11

I would say, philosophy is the study of that part of existence which might be possible for everyone to experience, assuming humans used more than about 10% of their brains.