philosophy
study of questions concerning being, thought, knowledge, and conduct for which no objective answers have been established, using logical reasoning
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Summary
philosophy is an academic discipline[1]. philosophy ranks in the top 0.099% of academic discipline entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (66,867 views/month, #1 of 1,010).[2]
Key Facts
- Instance of: academic major[3], branch of science[4], field of work[5], genre[6]
- Subclass of: knowledge system[7]
- Part of: humanities[8]
- Commons category: Philosophy[9]
- Has part(s): ontology[10], metaphysics[11], epistemology[12], philosophy of science[13], moral philosophy[14], philosophy of logic[15], aesthetics[16], political philosophy[17], ethics[18], logic[19], philosophy of language[20], philosophy of mind[21], philosophy of religion[22], philosophy of mathematics[23]
- Topic's main category: Category:Philosophy[24]
- Topic's main Wikimedia portal: Portal:Philosophy[25]
- Described by source: The Catholic Encyclopedia[26], Otto's encyclopedia[27], Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[28], Granat Encyclopedic Dictionary[29], The Nuttall Encyclopædia[30], Small Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[31], Meyers Konversations-Lexikon, 4th edition (1885–1890)[32]
- Topic has template: Template:Philosophy sidebar[33], Template:Philosophy topics[34]
- Has effect: epistemological viewpoint[35]
- Has characteristic: interdisciplinarity[36], uncertainty[37]
- Different from: dogma[38]
- History of topic: history of philosophy[39], Western philosophy[40], Eastern philosophy[41]
- Uses: philosophical method[42], philosophical analysis[43], common sense[44], intuition[45], thought experiment[46], ordinary language[47]
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Influence
Things named for philosophy include 227 Philosophia[48], an asteroid[49].
Why It Matters
philosophy has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[50] philosophy is known by 38 alternative names across languages and contexts.[51]
philosophy has been cited as an influence by artificial intelligence[52], a type of technology[53].
Entities named for philosophy include 227 Philosophia[48], an asteroid[49].
FAQs
Who did philosophy influence?
philosophy has been cited as an influence by artificial intelligence[52].