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Our text defines philosophy as
{ 1 } - an inquiry into the nature of things based on logical reasoning rather than empirical methods.
{ 2 } - the love of wisdom.
{ 3 } - the analysis and critique of fundamental beliefs.
{ 4 } - reasoning about the ultimate questions of life.
{ 5 } - a basic perspective or system of values.
{ 6 } - the study of logic, ethics, metaphysics, and epistemology.
{ 7 } - the synthesis of all learning.
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Our text defines philosophy as
{ 1 } - an inquiry into the nature of things based on logical reasoning rather than empirical methods.
{ 2 } - the love of wisdom.
{ 3 } - the analysis and critique of fundamental beliefs.
{ 4 } - reasoning about the ultimate questions of life.
{ 5 } - a basic perspective or system of values.
{ 6 } - the study of logic, ethics, metaphysics, and epistemology.
{ 7 } - the synthesis of all learning.
This is an important aspect of philosophy, but it isn't what the text says.
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Our text defines philosophy as
{ 1 } - an inquiry into the nature of things based on logical reasoning rather than empirical methods.
{ 2 } - the love of wisdom.
{ 3 } - the analysis and critique of fundamental beliefs.
{ 4 } - reasoning about the ultimate questions of life.
{ 5 } - a basic perspective or system of values.
{ 6 } - the study of logic, ethics, metaphysics, and epistemology.
{ 7 } - the synthesis of all learning.
"Philosophy" is formed from Greek words that mean the love (philos) of wisdom (sophia). This is a pretty good definition, but it isn't what the text says.
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Our text defines philosophy as
{ 1 } - an inquiry into the nature of things based on logical reasoning rather than empirical methods.
{ 2 } - the love of wisdom.
{ 3 } - the analysis and critique of fundamental beliefs.
{ 4 } - reasoning about the ultimate questions of life.
{ 5 } - a basic perspective or system of values.
{ 6 } - the study of logic, ethics, metaphysics, and epistemology.
{ 7 } - the synthesis of all learning.
This is close to our definition, but the wording is different.
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Our text defines philosophy as
{ 1 } - an inquiry into the nature of things based on logical reasoning rather than empirical methods.
{ 2 } - the love of wisdom.
{ 3 } - the analysis and critique of fundamental beliefs.
{ 4 } - reasoning about the ultimate questions of life.
{ 5 } - a basic perspective or system of values.
{ 6 } - the study of logic, ethics, metaphysics, and epistemology.
{ 7 } - the synthesis of all learning.
This is our definition. But the other definitions can be helpful too.
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Our text defines philosophy as
{ 1 } - an inquiry into the nature of things based on logical reasoning rather than empirical methods.
{ 2 } - the love of wisdom.
{ 3 } - the analysis and critique of fundamental beliefs.
{ 4 } - reasoning about the ultimate questions of life.
{ 5 } - a basic perspective or system of values.
{ 6 } - the study of logic, ethics, metaphysics, and epistemology.
{ 7 } - the synthesis of all learning.
This is what we mean when we say that two football coaches differ in their philosophy.
This isn't the definition that we gave in the text.
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Our text defines philosophy as
{ 1 } - an inquiry into the nature of things based on logical reasoning rather than empirical methods.
{ 2 } - the love of wisdom.
{ 3 } - the analysis and critique of fundamental beliefs.
{ 4 } - reasoning about the ultimate questions of life.
{ 5 } - a basic perspective or system of values.
{ 6 } - the study of logic, ethics, metaphysics, and epistemology.
{ 7 } - the synthesis of all learning.
These are some of the main parts of philosophy. Metaphysics is about what ultimately exists, and epistemology is about knowledge.
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Our text defines philosophy as
{ 1 } - an inquiry into the nature of things based on logical reasoning rather than empirical methods.
{ 2 } - the love of wisdom.
{ 3 } - the analysis and critique of fundamental beliefs.
{ 4 } - reasoning about the ultimate questions of life.
{ 5 } - a basic perspective or system of values.
{ 6 } - the study of logic, ethics, metaphysics, and epistemology.
{ 7 } - the synthesis of all learning.
This is an important aspect of philosophy, but it isn't what the text says.
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