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From: chrisa@tekig5.TEK.COM (Omega)
Newsgroups: sci.philosophy.tech
Subject: Re: What is philosophy?
Message-ID: <1763@tekig5.TEK.COM>
Date: Mon, 10-Aug-87 13:27:55 EDT
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Posted: Mon Aug 10 13:27:55 1987
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In article <83@thirdi.UUCP> sarge@thirdi.UUCP (Sarge Gerbode) writes:
>
>I don't think the truths sought in philosophy are merely truths about the way
>words are used.  At least it seems to me philosophy has a more grandiose
>purpose than that.

I do not look for the purpose of philosophy.  To me philosophy is simply HOW
we look at the world.  Whether it is trying to achieve a goal, follows a
methodology, or can be expirimentally tested is unimportant.  A philosophy is
a system of thought by which we observe.
-- 
Chris Andersen (Omega)

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