What Is Philosophy?

[Arising_uk]

..sigh!...facepalm!

What bothers you about what I say? Or is that your short attention span makes it difficult for you to sustain thoughts.

[HexHammer]

..sigh!...facepalm!

What bothers you about what I say? Or is that your short attention span makes it difficult for you to sustain thoughts.

My mask has just crackled ..you always ask silly questions with the logic of a very small child. Just can't take any more of your torture!

Sorry!

[surreptitious57]

Or is it that your short attention span makes it difficult for you to sustain thoughts

[surreptitious57]

you always ask silly questions with the logic of a very small child

[Terrapin Station]

Philosophy is the love of wisdom.

I never thought it made any sense to characterize philosophy as an emotion/emotional disposition.

[surreptitious57]

I never thought it made any sense to characterize philosophy as an emotion / emotional disposition

Maybe so but there is not much one can do about it if one does not like the literal translation of a word
If it is the most commonly accepted definition then by virtue of that fact one virtually has to use it also

[Terrapin Station]

I never thought it made any sense to characterize philosophy as an emotion / emotional disposition

Maybe so but there is not much one can do about it if one does not like the literal translation of a word
If it is the most commonly accepted definition then by virtue of that fact one virtually has to use it also

Well, we can't argue that's it's not the etymological source of the word, but it just isn't a very good definition of the word in my opinion.

[Hobbes' Choice]

I never thought it made any sense to characterize philosophy as an emotion / emotional disposition

Maybe so but there is not much one can do about it if one does not like the literal translation of a word
If it is the most commonly accepted definition then by virtue of that fact one virtually has to use it also

Well, we can't argue that's it's not the etymological source of the word, but it just isn't a very good definition of the word in my opinion.

Yes, the etymology renders the meaning rather hollow, I would say that any definition that attempts to encompass philosophy, like many other humans practices will fail to be comprehensive.

Philosophy has been part of human life since the emergence of intelligence and wonder. It does not simply start at the coining of the word, nor would that wholly characterise what the meaning has become in the intervening 2500+ years.

[HexHammer]

I never thought it made any sense to characterize philosophy as an emotion/emotional disposition.

Very fancy wording, but no meaning.

[uwot]

I never thought it made any sense to characterize philosophy as an emotion/emotional disposition.

Very fancy wording, but no meaning.

Mr Hammer, I appreciate that English is not your first language, but take it from a native, those words have meaning. By contrast, it is conceivable that what you mean to say isn't the mindless drivel that appears once you have translated from Danish, but given the consistently peurile rendition, the most plausible explanation is that you genuinely are, at best, halfwitted.

[Hobbes' Choice]

I never thought it made any sense to characterize philosophy as an emotion/emotional disposition.

Very fancy wording, but no meaning.

Mr Hammer, I appreciate that English is not your first language, but take it from a native, those words have meaning. By contrast, it is conceivable that what you mean to say isn't the mindless drivel that appears once you have translated from Danish, but given the consistently peurile rendition, the most plausible explanation is that you genuinely are, at best, halfwitted.

I thought Hex was from Holland because of his double Dutch.

[HexHammer]

I never thought it made any sense to characterize philosophy as an emotion/emotional disposition.

Very fancy wording, but no meaning.

Mr Hammer, I appreciate that English is not your first language, but take it from a native, those words have meaning. By contrast, it is conceivable that what you mean to say isn't the mindless drivel that appears once you have translated from Danish, but given the consistently peurile rendition, the most plausible explanation is that you genuinely are, at best, halfwitted.

Then by all means please englihten me how those fancy words are philosophical, it's more like poetry that doesn't carry wisdom.

[HexHammer]

I thought Hex was from Holland because of his double Dutch.

Sorry, I'm not an Amsterdamned ..houd vast!

[uwot]

Then by all means please englihten me how those fancy words are philosophical, it's more like poetry that doesn't carry wisdom.

While it is true that what is commonly referred to as an individual's 'philosophy' is sometimes no more than an emotional disposition, philosophy, qua philosophy, is in part an attempt to subject one's beliefs to critical analysis, not least to rid them of emotional bias.

[Terrapin Station]

I never thought it made any sense to characterize philosophy as an emotion/emotional disposition.

Very fancy wording, but no meaning.

If that's fancy to you boy are you in a forum for the wrong subject matter.