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Actually, I do agree with you. My point, though, was that the sphere of things about which we can truly use the term "knowledge" in its strictest philosophical sense, is a very limited sphere indeed. "I know that I am in pain," "I know 1+1=2," "I know 'I' exist," "I know that if all humans are mortal, and Socrates is mortal, then Socrates is mortal." I might be missing one or two, but I think that covers most of the basics. These things are useful, true (you can't do science without logic and math), but at a certain level they are just uninteresting in and of themselves. When I'm in pain, I will take steps to correct that condition, but I won't reflect on the fact that I "know" I'm in pain.
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mryan_author
on January 30, 2008 at 7:40 PM
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Philosophically speaking, they all have credibility in the big scheme and afford their own enhancement. sam
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sam444
on January 30, 2008 at 2:19 PM
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Philosophy was born before any positive sciences, historically. I think it makes philosophy inseparable from the human beings. And if it is the inseparable, than there's no question of it 's practical purpose.
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AlienFemale
on January 30, 2008 at 1:00 PM
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