What is a Scientific Philosophy

[Rade]

I will define "scientific philosophy" as "to think as if you know". (let us then define knowledge as "to have a mental grasp of the fact(s) of reality" and reality as "that which exists"). All mental grasps are understood with a degree of uncertainty. The argument ultimately derives from the axiom "existence exists".

 

Thus, to hold a scientific philosophy is to think as if you have an uncertain understanding of the fact(s) of that which exists. Conversely, to hold a non-scientific philosophy is to think as if you do NOT have an uncertain understanding of the fact(s) of that which exists.

 

Any comments ?

[jedaisoul]

Thus, to hold a scientific philosophy is to think as if you have an uncertain understanding of the fact(s) of that which exists.

This is simply a restatement of your assumptions. It does not explain why you use the word "scientific" to decribe this philosophy.

 

Conversely, to hold a non-scientific philosophy is to think as if you do NOT have an uncertain understanding of the fact(s) of that which exists.

This is a double negative. Did you mean:

 

a) "to hold a non-scientific philosophy is to think as if you have a certain understanding of the fact(s) of that which exists" or...

 

:naughty: "to hold a non-scientific philosophy is to think as if you have an uncertain understanding of the fact(s) of that which does not exist" or...

 

c) "to hold a non-scientific philosophy is to think as if you do NOT have a certain understanding of the fact(s) of that which does not exist", or what??? :hihi:

[Rade]

This is simply a restatement of your assumptions. It does not explain why you use the word "scientific" to describe this philosophy.

Did you mean:

a) "to hold a non-scientific philosophy is to think as if you have a certain understanding of the fact(s) of that which exists"

Thanks for comments. Yes, I did not define "science". Science means "to know", philosophy means "to think".

 

As to your second comment, true, it is a negative proposition, I like best as replacement your (a) = "to hold a non-scientific philosophy is to think as if you have a certain understanding of the fact(s) of that which exists"