What QUALIFIES as a philosophical question?

Question

i was browsing through questions in here, and there are answers saying that "THIS IS NOT A PHILOSOPHICAL QUESTION" which made me a little confused- so what are this people's standards in saying- or should I say judging whether or not a certain question is Philosophical or not? I mean, in Philosophy... we really ask a lot of questions... so???

Answer 1

Questioning is the business of philosophy entirely. But, some philosophy, when given particular qualifications, may fall into another realm. For instance, philosophy narrowed by the scientific method makes for scientific questioning, or philosophy narrowed by religious dogma makes for religious thought, etc. But, the type of questioning generally considered "philosophical" is that which is narrowed by doubt, of anything. And, with doubt's inherently rational nature when in it's purest form, philosophy thus becomes rational questioning, of everything.

Answer 2

That, in itself, is a philosophical question. Usually the ones labeled as not philosophical are personal questions or ethics rather than philosophy

Answer 3

A philosophical question is any question that calls for the listener to examine their knowledge and understanding of a subject.



philosophy



• noun (pl. philosophies) 1 the study of the fundamental nature of knowledge, reality, and existence. 2 the theories of a particular philosopher. 3 a theory or attitude that guides one’s behaviour. 4 the study of the theoretical basis of a branch of knowledge or experience.



— ORIGIN Greek philosophia ‘love of wisdom’.

Answer 4

That is a good question, yet it is not a philosophical question. It can be answered by someone in plain english. A good philosophical question is one that only stuck up snobs think they can answer by using fancy terms that only a few people understand (kinda like doctors > so they can charge more!) Hey, I'm only joking, ....or am I?

Answer 5

This nine-beat, semi-loose scrambled iambs factor is some thing I love to play with. The strains with the firmest meter are 'Have some thing to mention? do not prevent it' and 'You might, of direction, comply with those who are not'. The leisure bounces round somewhat, which I honestly like. The truly English lecturers will let you know that the situation in rhythm makes it more difficult for the reader to extract the message. This is right, within the literary feel. But, with artwork, you're loose to color how you favor, individually. TD