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From: sarge@thirdi.UUCP (Sarge Gerbode)
Newsgroups: sci.philosophy.tech
Subject: Re: What is philosophy?
Message-ID: <89@thirdi.UUCP>
Date: Wed, 12-Aug-87 01:40:03 EDT
Article-I.D.: thirdi.89
Posted: Wed Aug 12 01:40:03 1987
Date-Received: Fri, 14-Aug-87 04:20:21 EDT
References: <3219@eagle.ukc.ac.uk> <825@klipper.cs.vu.nl>
Reply-To: sarge@thirdi.UUCP (Sarge Gerbode)
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Organization: Institute for Research in Metapsychology
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Keywords: philosophy wisdom logic concepts truth empirical
Summary: Any activity should have a purpose.

In article <1763@tekig5.TEK.COM> chrisa@tekig5.UUCP (Omega) writes:
>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.

So you would have philosophy as a mere methodology?  I think any activity, be
it science, philosophy, or underwater basket-weaving, should have a purpose
and that that purpose should be at least a *part* of its definition.
-- 
"Absolute knowledge means never having to change your mind."

Sarge Gerbode
Institute for Research in Metapsychology
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Palo Alto, CA 94301
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