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I see it more as the underlying theory of theory, an aspect of all things. I chose to study it with different intentions, but now I'm just capitalizing on my ability to understand theory to learn the theories important too as many different disciplines as possible. I read somehere that philosophers have a responsibility to learn as much science as they can if they want to be relevant. I'm trying.

Hey kids. I'm a young Canadian philosophy student trying to diversify my understanding of the world-as-it-is. Pressing my way through Rationality A-Z slowly, but while doing university, progress can be slow. I've been visiting the site frequently for a few months, but typically feel too uninformed to comment. I appreciate the (surprise) lack of bias and openness to critical thinking here, that I've found mysteriously vacant from my social, business and academic circles. I've gone through the process of being contrarian, then being a 'communist' (then readi... (read more)

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I don't know if this is a good answer to your last question, but you could ask what "philosophy" might look like today if Aristotle had never tutored the Emperor of the known world. I tend to think it wouldn't exist - as an umbrella category - nor should it.