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[from 'Metaphysics' by Aristotle, in 1. Philosophy / D. Nature of Philosophy / 3. Philosophy Defined ]

Full Idea

Philosophy is a kind of science that deals with principles.

Gist of Idea

Philosophy is a kind of science that deals with principles

Source

Aristotle (Metaphysics [c.324 BCE], 1059a13)

Book Reference

Aristotle: 'Metaphysics', ed/tr. Lawson-Tancred,Hugh [Penguin 1998], p.317


A Reaction

So is philosophy just part of science - the bit that tries to explain the abstract instead of the physical?