Philosophy ... is a science, and as such has no articles of faith; accordingly, in it nothing can be assumed as existing except what is either positively given empirically, or demonstrated through indubitable conclusions.

Arthur Schopenhauer
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Philosophy has no articles of faith; accordingly, in it nothing can be assumed as existing except what is either positively given empirically, or demonstrated through indubitable conclusions. What is this quote saying? This quote is often used to support the idea that philosophy is a science, and that philosophy has no articles of faith. It also goes on to say that since philosophy does not have any articles of faith, then philosophy is a science that does not have any articles of faith. This quote makes a very interesting point about what philosophy actually is.

Philosophy doesn't have any articles of faith. So, if there are no articles of faith, then it follows that there can be no faith involved in philosophy. In addition, since there are no articles of faith in philosophy, then it follows that there can be no true or false values in philosophy.

Source: Parerga And Paralipomena

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