PHIL 101 Study Guide - Quiz Guide: Telepathy, Platypus, Trade Union Confederation Of The Americas

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The study of the fundamental nature of knowledge, reality, and existence, especially when considered as an academic discipline. It is the pursuit to try and make progress on big/huge questions. Put ideas you might have, forget what you know or believe. Russell philosophy and says you must be both the practical person and the philosopher. The study of words origins and how their meanings have changed over time. Subfields of philosophy attempt to answer questions about knowledge, morality, logic. It outstrips science in a lot of ways. Science can"t answer all of life"s questions. and. The philosopher cares about food for their mind, the practice cares about food for the body. Philosophy does not offer answers with in certainty. There will always be doubt, but you can land on the right answer. What"s great about philosophy is that there"s uncertainty . However slight may be the hope of discovering an answers, its part of the business of philosophy (bertrand russell)