Talk:Introduction to Philosophy/What is Philosophy!?

Sorry, but this module should be totally redone. We have already determined the origins of philosophy and now we would like to discuss of how philosophy is studied. What happens in philosophy? We need to maintain fluid motion throughout this text.

Format:

 * 1) Tell of how philosophy is studied.it is methodologically with alongside ,spontaneously ,precission.
 * 2) Give examples of simple philosophical questions throughout history. Why is it that people dwell in mistakes that are to grieve and/or cost them their loss of common sense?
 * 3) Give attempts to answer these simple philosophical questions.where are questions?
 * 4) Tell of what is gained by attempting to answer these questions.

Please try to expand texton these issues. --Destrogal 09:59, 1 Jul 2005 (UTC)

Suggested mere of content
There was another "What is Philosophy" page on Wikibooks that I'm deleting, but the content is so brief I am deciding to add it here instead:

Bertrand Russell used the simple definition that Philosophy is speculation on subjects where definite information is not available. Thus in some areas, such as the physical nature of the world, knowledge has expanded greatly in such fields as Astronomy, Geology, Physics, and Chemistry, and these areas of study move out of the scope of philosophy; while in other areas, such as ethics, little or no progress has been made since ancient times and are still considered suitable for philosophical speculation.

Add this content, ignore it, or whatever. I'm throwing it here so there is a chance it might be used. --Rob Horning 09:22, 7 August 2005 (UTC)

Philosophy as a discipline or an area of study
In modern anglo-american analytic philosophy, philosophy is a discipline. That is, there are rules about how to do it, tools and techniques that may be employed, etc. Other types of philosophy (perhaps Eastern Philosophy, Continental philosophy) may not be disciplines but areas of study (morality, virtue, government) when the student is not confined by established methods.

This causes endless problems when the word "philosophy" is mentioned to laymen.

It need to be made clear whether the subject of the book is a discipline or an area of study.Logicalgregory (talk) 09:03, 28 September 2010 (UTC)