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Every person is judged by his or her own personal philosophy; presidents are elected based on their philosophies; wars are incited and fought over
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Nobody Really Knows Anything, Do They? A Guide to Life: Research Methods: Essays: "All philosophies, if you ride them home, are nonsense; but some are greater nonsense than others." (Moore/Bruder, 17) The words of Samuel Butler play a large part in my own personal philosophy. Many of the questions asked by philosophy are unanswerable: "Why are we here?" "Is there a God?" Philosophic questions like these and the answers that a person gives when asked these questions are the most common ways to define that person. Every person is judged by his or her own personal philosophy; presidents are elected based on their philosophies; wars are incited and fought over philosophies. No abstract idea in the world defines the world more than philosophy. But in order to more effectively discuss philosophy, first we must define philosophy and the terms that are very closely related to philosophy: humanities, knowledge, understanding and wisdom....
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