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"Philosophy is explicitness, generality, orientation and assessment. That of which one would insinuate, thereof one must speak."
PhilosophyThe philosopher wants to know things as they are. He loves the truth. — Philosophy
"The philosopher wants to know things as they are. He loves the truth. That is an intellectual virtue. He does not love to tell the truth. That is a moral virtue. Presumably he would prefer not to practice deception; but if it is a condition of his survival, he has no objection to it. The hopes of changing mankind almost always end up in changing not mankind but one’s thought."
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Philosophy is a systematic study of general and fundamental questions concerning topics like existence, knowledge, mind, reason, language, and value. It is a rational and critical inquiry that reflects on its methods and assumptions.
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