What is the exact definition of philosophy?

Codi Manchel: Philosophy is the formalized systematic presentations of thoughts on the nature of being or existence (metaphysics/ontology) on the nature of what is knowable or what should be called knowledge (epistemology) on what is right and wrong (morality/ethics/politics) and on what is beautiful or art (aesthetics).Philosophy is from the Greek language.Philo - meaning lovesophy - meaning wisdom Basically philosophy is a collection of the wisdom that has been preserved throughout the annuls of human history.All religions and science fall under the umbrella of philosophy.All political and moral theories are within the confines of philosophy.All the methodical discourse on art and value are enveloped by philosophy.It is rhetoric and discourse on the human condition.Philosophy is like the well from whence the thirst for answers is quenched....Show more

Buddy Ardd: There is a lot of muddled thinking in the writings of existential philosophers. Their thought ultima! tely comes down to this: We ourselves are living in a gigantic universe that is utterly indifferent to our existence. This means that we have no choice but to muddle our way through life realizing that ultimately anything we do is absurd. In other words, "we are condemned to be free," as Sartre said. But our freedom is meaningless and anything we do with it will eventually produce tragic results. Sartre's thinking was heavily influenced by the violence of World War II. During that time he served in the French Resistance. Kurt Vonnegut, the American writer, was also heavily influenced by World War II the way Sartre was. Through pure chance, he came through a lot of very violent military action completely uninjured. He was a prisoner of war in Dresden, Germany, a very beautiful medieval city, when the allies destroyed it through fire bombing even though there was no military necessity for doing this. This experience was very important in forming his world view and pervades hi! s writings. Like Mark Twain, he eventually became very pessimi! stic about the human prospect and died hating civilization. Harleigh Kyson Jr....Show more

Alphonso Brake: Philosophy - The Greek word breaks down into "philos"which is one of the words for love, and "sophia," whichis a word for wisdom."The love and/or the pursuit of wisdom."

Margy Sandquist: Philosophy is a substitute for religion. Those who go into philosophy are lost to religion, and those who want to go into religion, they have to drop all kinds of philosophizing.God Bless

Patrick Bitsui: Philosophy is the rational examination of everything in life -- especially those conundrums.

Raul Lushbaugh: semantically, it's the love of wisdom. this is as uncomplicated as one can go giving a definition of philosophy.to me personally, it's the reification of imagination.