Definition of Philosophy

[Tristan]

What is your definition of Philosophy? And no, I dont want dictionary.com's definition.

For me it is the study of human concsciousness and our preception of the world around us.


Define it, define it well according to yourself.


Later
T:)

[Dr Lou Natic]

You know, I don't even know what the real meaning of the word philosophy is exactly.
I think of it as like you said ones perception of the world and all its aspects.
Doesn't the study of human consiousness have its own name? Like psychology or something?

[RDT2]

Originally posted by Tristan
What is your definition of Philosophy? And no, I dont want dictionary.com's definition.

For me it is the study of human concsciousness and our preception of the world around us.


Define it, define it well according to yourself.


Later
T:)

I don't think I would put a human-centred restriction on philosophy. The nature of reality, even in the absence of humanity, is a legitimate question. Does non-human life have a morality?

And so on.

Cheers,

Ron.

[Tristan]

Ya, I would add that to it. That was a very human chauvinistic way of looking at it.

So its more like the study of human consciousness, our preception of reality, and reality itself.

Maybe this would work better: The study of just about everything.


Later
T;) :)

[ProCop]

Philosophy is the science of ideas. Principally ideas refer only to another ideas. Reallity can be used as a reference but such reference is not obligatory. It differs from the art of literature only by strict reasoning logic.