Philosophy as thinking vs philosophy as practice
Practice Flashcards
Flip to reveal answersPhilosophy as thinking vs as practice?
Track your progress — Sign up free to save your progress and get smart review reminders based on spaced repetition.
All 8 Flashcards — Philosophy as thinking vs philosophy as practice
Sign up free to track progress and get spaced-repetition review schedules.
Question
Philosophy as thinking vs as practice?
Answer
Thinking = reason your way to truth (living is separate); practice = a way of life that transforms you.
Question
The Western 'thinking' picture?
Answer
Philosophy is disciplined argument aimed at truth; whether it changes your habits is a separate question.
Question
Sadhana?
Answer
A disciplined practice or path you follow to transform yourself — philosophy as something lived, not just argued.
Question
What do the Stoics add?
Answer
In the West too, philosophy was seen as daily 'training for life', practised, not just discussed.
Question
The objection to the pure thinking picture?
Answer
You could argue brilliantly about virtue yet live badly — on the practice view that's a failure, not success.
Question
The risk of the pure practice picture?
Answer
If living it is the only test, philosophy blurs into religion or self-help and loses its challengeable reasons.
Question
The both/and answer to 'what is doing philosophy'?
Answer
Thinking that changes how you live — reason and practice held together, each needing the other.
Question
The topic's arc in one line?
Answer
What is philosophy for? → how do philosophers work? → is doing philosophy thinking, or a way of life?
Read the notes
Full study notes for Philosophy as thinking vs philosophy as practice
Topic 9.3 hub
The nature, function and methodology of philosophy
More from Topic 9.3
All flashcards in this topic
Philosophy exam skills
Paper structures & tips
Track your progress with spaced repetition
Sign up free — Aimnova tells you exactly which cards to review and when, so you remember everything before your IB exam.
Start Free