[Bups-dis] question for bups-dis

[Luis Johnstone]

Sophie,

I assume that you are asking what the purpose of philosophy is. But is
yours a merely empirical question about what Philosophy is or do you
want to know what people think Philosophy ought to be?

Regards,

Luis.


Sophie Erskine wrote:
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> Here is a short but (I think!) important question: What is philosophy for?
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> Obviously, philosophy is a broad subject which covers various different
> sub-topics, on the subject of which it asks different questions. (How should
> we live? What exists and what is it like? What is knowledge? What are the
> right principles to reason by?) But, in investigating the answers to these
> questions, are we merely solving some interesting puzzles, or are we
> clarifying matters that will really change the way we see things? Should
> philosophy remain abstracted from real life, or should it be an essential
> inquiry - which is then acted upon - into the way experience should be
> interpreted? In short, what is philosophy's active role in our lives? 
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> Any responses will be received interestedly!
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