**See Also:** > [!SUMMARY] > Philosophy is the art and [[science]] of thinking well. Philosophers wouldn't like their discipline being defined in terms of other disciplines, but I don't care. Point is: knowing and applying philosophy means you're much more likely to (1) hold beliefs that are reflective of reality (i.e., "true"), (2) make compelling, reliable, justified arguments in favour of those beliefs, and (3) develop a belief system that allows you to predict the future better than any other alternative. %% TASKS - #todo Deal with notes to absorb. - #todo #REFACTOR Break the sections of this note into separate notes/subnotes. %% - My philosophical musings: - My interest in philosophy is mostly around developing and advocating for [[Scientism|scientism]]. - I try to summarize my philosophical worldview (with my tongue a bit in my cheek) in [[The Rules]]. - I have an atypical view of "[[Knowledge]]". - [["Justified True Belief" is flawed]] as a definition of knowledge. - [[We need a special language for philosophical inquiry]] because [[Common Dictionary Definitions are Rarely Adequate]], but [[Formal Definitions are Inadequate]] too. - There's nothing as practical as a good philosophy: - [[Why Philosophy Matters]]. - [[Philosophy is necessary for practicable values]]. - [[CPB/ALL PAGES/Notes/Critical Thinking|Critical Thinking]] is a key pragmatic outcome of philosophy. - Philosophy inform us that [[Without Values, Laws become Corrupt and Damage Societies]]. - When things go pear-shaped - [[Bad Philosophy]]: - I'm regularly disappointed by the attitude philosophers take toward science. - [[A philosopher misrepresents scientific progress]]. - [[Depending on old philosophy instead of new science is a bad idea]]. - See the list of Linked Mentions for other notes that relate to Philosophy. %% Notes to absorb ```dataview list from [[]] and !"Templates" and !outgoing([[]]) sort file.name asc ``` %%