PHL101Y1 Lecture Notes - Lecture 1: Empirical Evidence, Law School Admission Test
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Indeed, what is philosophy? is itself a philosophical question. A response i"m partial to it"s far from perfect but it will help us get started involves two separate distinctions between different kinds of questions one can ask. Many become empirical once we learn how to treat them scientifically: sometimes the boundary between philosophy and the natural sciences is vague. (and it is a good question where, exactly, to put mathematics. ) So philosophy isn"t alone in being non- empirical. However, there have been many philosophers who have thought that, for various reasons, philosophy is impossible. While philosophy is certainly related to all of the following things it itself isn"t the same as any of them. You are expected to be knowledgeable about your country and its government, and it is your responsibility to think clearly about how to vote and behave as a citizen. Philosophy is at the heart of any solid liberal arts and science education.
