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A field of study which can essentially be divided into the subfields of epistemology, metaphysics and ethics. Epistemology is the study of knowledge, how it is gained and to what degree it is possible. Metaphysics is the study of what exists, how it exists and how we define it. Ethics is the attempt, having decided upon theories of knowledge and existence, to create a coherent way of living. Contrary to popular belief, philosophy is not, or at least does not have to be, useless. If everyone thought carefully about what they believe, why they believe it and how they should act accordingly the world would be a better place. Everyone from politicians to scientists to soccer-moms must make decisions of ethics which affect them and those around them.

Sartre (a major figure in philosophy) says of epistemology that we cannot have absolute knowledge, of metaphysics that the world is subjective, and of ethics that by existing we choose ourselvse and the world.

By yes, I am a philosophy major

The love of wisdom. No matter how many times people condemn philosophy as useless, the love of wisdom is still better than the love of idiocy. Unless you are an idiot.

I think philosophy is for retards..

By sdljk

The highest and most noble academic discipline one can study. Philosophy undertakes the task of determining the fundamental nature of human existence with thorough logical analysis. Philosophy can be broken down into four major branches: 1. Metaphysics: the study of ultimate reality 2. Epistemology: the study of knowledge 3. Ethics: the study of human actions and conduct 4. Aesthetics: the study of art and beauty

Once you study philosophy, science doesn't seem as interesting.

By Alpha79

The art of thinking. Philosophy is the ability to conceptualize and articulate with other people, ideas on society, the world, how it functions, people's roles in it, existence itself and even things such as sports and athletics. It is a very narrow-minded concept that philosophy only has to do with deep thought, but it can also be rather light. Ultimately it is usually viewed as reading others thoughts, such as Aristotle, and learning arguments so you can repeat them, but I believe one whom follows philosophy would be more concentrated on finding new ways to think about things, or would rather have intelligent conversations on subjects and enjoy just simply thinking about them.

You can spend your whole life reading philosophy and never be a philosopher, but you can spend five seconds and ask one question and go farther than many go in years.

By Splinter of Chaos

Meaning the love of wisdom, philosophers try to answer the ultimate questions that can not be answered. See examples. Famous philosophers include - Aristotle, Plato, Hume, Neitzche etc... Areas of philosophy include ethics, metaphysics, mind etc Philosophy in films - Donnie Darko, Butterfly Effect, The Matrix, Minority Reports, Space Odessey 2010 See wikipedia for more info...

Who are we? Is there a god? Why are we here? What is the meaning to life? Is there free will or are our fates pre-determined?

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