What is philosophy?

In short: Philosophy is the search for answers to fundamental questions about knowledge, being, morality and meaning. It works with arguments and clarification of concepts instead of experiments.

In more detail: The word comes from Greek and means “love of wisdom”.

In detail

• Epistemology: What can we know? (erkenntnistheorie-wissen-und-glauben)
• Metaphysics: What really exists? Time, mind, freedom.
• Ethics: How should we act? (ethik-grundlagen-gut-und-richtig)
• Logic: How does one reason correctly? (logik-grundlagen-schluesse)
• Political philosophy: Justice, state, freedom.
• Method: Ask questions, clarify concepts, test arguments and consider objections.
• Benefit: Think clearly, question assumptions, argue better.
• Relation to science: Many sciences emerged from philosophy.