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May 2003

Hi there, thank you for taking the time to visit my site! I first developed this site in February 2001, but sadly abandoned it! I returned last year to find the bulletin board had 'died' and become an advert! A shocking state to leave the place, I have finally tidied The Philosophy Place up!

What is philosophy?

'Philosophy' literally means a love of knowledge. The way I see it is that philosophers are interested in questions which have no conclusive answer. Philosophy has many branches, including - Aesthetics - the study of beauty. For example, 'What makes something beautiful?'. Ethics - study of moral issues. For example, 'What makes an act good?'. Philosophy of Science - philosophical aspects of science. For example, 'What counts as scientific proof?'

What can YOU tell us about philosophy?

I am a university graduate of Philosophy and Psychology and I am particularly interested in Philosophical Psychology. However, studying philosophy doesn't necessarily make you good at it. Philosophy can be a very difficult subject, but everyone can offer insight. In fact even pre-school children can make very astute observations. So, I would not claim to be an expert, merely a person who would like to take part in interesting discussions with others. Having studied philosophy though, I will be able to tell you a little about famous philosophers views on the area of discussion and give you the names of useful references :-)

What the site is NOT about

I am not pretending to be able to offer full and comprehensive coverage of all issues. Please do not e-mail me in anger telling me that I have misinterpreted points. I can only write about my own understanding of the issues :-)
You can, of course, put your opinions on the forum. Please don't expect too much from the site - it won't give you all the answers for uni Philosophy papers, it's just a bit of fun :-)

To contact me - thephilosophyplace@yahoo.co.uk

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