Within philosophy logic has remained approximately stagnant throughout it's entire history being based primarily on two state propositional logic.
Philosophy of science being the primary exception where propositional logic has been almost completly abandoned for bayesian logic and probability theory to fantastic success.
This seems to be true in many other categories of philosophical endeavor including epistemology and metaphysics as examples, where more formal academic philosophy seems to have lagged with the general advancement of societies overall knowledge.
Why do you think it is that philosophy has failed to encompass more general knowledge into it's methods and adapt and grow as a field?
Far too many times do I see discussions based on philosophical premises that are thousands of years old and too little do I see discussions based on these stagnant methodologies.
We seem to enjoy asking questions, but philosophy so seldom turns on the why we're asking the questions the way we do and are their better ways of asking questions in general based on what we have come to learn more broadly about the world.
Philosophy of science being the primary exception where propositional logic has been almost completly abandoned for bayesian logic and probability theory to fantastic success.
This seems to be true in many other categories of philosophical endeavor including epistemology and metaphysics as examples, where more formal academic philosophy seems to have lagged with the general advancement of societies overall knowledge.
Why do you think it is that philosophy has failed to encompass more general knowledge into it's methods and adapt and grow as a field?
Far too many times do I see discussions based on philosophical premises that are thousands of years old and too little do I see discussions based on these stagnant methodologies.
We seem to enjoy asking questions, but philosophy so seldom turns on the why we're asking the questions the way we do and are their better ways of asking questions in general based on what we have come to learn more broadly about the world.
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+Jake Heuft Hello. - I don't (really) mean to bore you with repetition. - But Philosophy (as commonly understood) tries to deal with questions in the more abstract intellectual domain of ideas, logic, etc.. -
FROM WIKIPEDIA - - - RE' Philosophy. -
The Existentialists:
[They] shared the belief that philosophical thinking begins with the human subject—not merely the thinking subject, but the acting, feeling, living human individual."----
This reference urges one more into the PSYCHOLOGY of human beings. As you said, in part, "why we're asking the questions?" - - -
Many of our questions arise out of our psychology (not, necessarily, or frequently, out of our philosophical sources, understanding, or considerations).
Later, there is frequent reference to "Existential Anxiety" (in their writings and literature). -
My personal belief is that that Anxiety has as its source what i refer to as "Infant Anxiety" (in my essay on that subject) (on my page).
In fact, it is Anxiety (for any number of reasons) that these questions arise! - - - In my view, philosophy cannot answer those questions. - A better understanding of psychology, especially, natal, infant, and developmental psychology has many suggestions to think about in theses regards. - - -
I have not read deeply enough into the Existential philosophers to see if, when, and how, they explained this Existential Anxiety. (?) - (I am entirely open to any such references, suggestions, or guidance.) (?)
Best to All.20h
Isn't philosophy just a set of principles to live by? For example I live by the philosophy that the initiation of force is wrong. That covers most things that come up in everyday life.20h
+Richard Lucas I see that sentiment frequently. That philosophy gives birth to these ideas and they become seperate. I think that's a failing with the way philosophy is practiced today, it didn't use to be that way.18h
+Dean R Black yes, which is why I find it odd that people draw these arbitrary lines about what is or is not philosophy.18h
+Jake Heuft I found this intro to philosophy very interesting. https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLC1647D7F937DDE7A18h
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