What is Philosophy?

Philosophy

It is the activity of working out the right way of thinking about things.

Sciences and Philosophy

Sciences

The activity of getting on with thinking in a particular way.

Philosophy

The activity of stepping back from that way of thinking and working out the right way to think about things.

Physics and Philosophy of Physics

Physics

We collect data

We do measurements

We construct experiments

We build theories on that basis.

Philosophy of physics

We think about:

What is it for data to confirm or refute a theory in physics?

What does it mean to try and understand reality in terms of its basic physical constituents?

Practicing medicine and Philosophy of medicine

Practicing medicine

We try to heal or treat people according to our current best medical theories.

Philosophy of medicine

We think about what ‘health’ and ‘sickness’ really mean.

SOURCES

'Introduction to Philosophy' course (the University of Edinburgh)

https://www.coursera.org/learn/philosophy