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16 Post author: shminux 15 July 2015 06:41PM

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Comment author: [deleted] 20 July 2015 01:21:35PM -1 points [-]

Do philosophers claim have The Truth?

That's basically what they're for, yes, and certainly they claim to have more Truth than any other field, such as "mere" sciences.

Comment author: TheAncientGeek 20 July 2015 09:07:04PM *  1 point [-]

Is that what they say?

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Socrates rather famous said the opposite...he only knows that he does not know.

The claim that philosophers sometimes make is that you can't just substitute science for philosophy because philosophy deals with a wider range of problems. But that isnt the same as claiming to have The Truth about them all.