What is Philosophy?

Published on Jan 23, 2019

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What is Philosophy?

Defined as...

  • Etymologically - The word is Greek, combining philos, which means "loving", and sophia, which means "wisdom". Philosophy is the love of wisdom.
  • "Philosophy is the rational attempt to formulate, understand, and answer fundamental questions." ~Gary E. Kessler
  • Thinking. ~S. Johnson
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Metaphysics - Ontology/Reality

  • What is really real? Are we free or determined? What am I? Who am I? Are religious claims true? Is reality based on perception? Are the senses reliable sources of reality?

What do you think?

Susannah Johnson

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