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Single Idea 19598

[filed under theme 1. Philosophy / D. Nature of Philosophy / 5. Aims of Philosophy / c. Philosophy as generalisation ]

Full Idea

Now all learning is connected - thus philosophy will never be complete. Only in the complete system of all learning will philosophy be truly visible.

Gist of Idea

Philosophy relies on our whole system of learning, and can thus never be complete

Source

Novalis (Logological Fragments II [1798], 39)

Book Ref

Novalis: 'Philosophical Writings', ed/tr. Stoljar,M.M. [SUNY 1997], p.162

A Reaction

Philosophy is evidently the unifying subject, which reveals the point of all the other subjects. It matches my maxim that 'science is the servant of philosophy'.

The 5 ideas from 'Logological Fragments II'

19586 Philosophers feed on problems, hoping they are digestible, and spiced with paradox [Novalis]
19587 Philosophy aims to produce a priori an absolute and artistic world system [Novalis]
19588 The highest aim of philosophy is to combine all philosophies into a unity [Novalis]
19597 Logic (the theory of relations) should be applied to mathematics [Novalis]
19598 Philosophy relies on our whole system of learning, and can thus never be complete [Novalis]