The Philosophers Chair » difference http://thephilosopherschair.com ... Our views on philosophy Thu, 29 Jul 2010 16:54:27 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0 What is the difference between a philosophy, a religion, and a cult? http://thephilosopherschair.com/910-what-is-the-difference-between-a-philosophy-a-religion-and-a-cult http://thephilosopherschair.com/910-what-is-the-difference-between-a-philosophy-a-religion-and-a-cult#comments Sat, 10 Jul 2010 08:22:20 +0000 admin http://thephilosopherschair.com/910-what-is-the-difference-between-a-philosophy-a-religion-and-a-cult I’ve heard Buddhism referred to as a philosophy.
Christianity, Islam, and Judaism referred to as a religion.
Mormonism and Scientology referred to as cults.
Atheism and agnosticism referred to as non-belief
They all have beliefs about the afterlife whether it be certainty of Jesus as God or certainty there is nothing or certainty of reincarnation.

No hate here. Just sharing of opinions. Thank you.

]]> http://thephilosopherschair.com/910-what-is-the-difference-between-a-philosophy-a-religion-and-a-cult/feed 4 What is the difference between philosophy and religion? http://thephilosopherschair.com/903-what-is-the-difference-between-philosophy-and-religion http://thephilosopherschair.com/903-what-is-the-difference-between-philosophy-and-religion#comments Wed, 07 Jul 2010 08:29:06 +0000 admin http://thephilosopherschair.com/903-what-is-the-difference-between-philosophy-and-religion If we exclude “god” from religion will it be the same as philosophy?

Why Confucianism is called religion?

Philosophy +Rituals +God=Religion?

Philosophy +God = Theism?

Philosophy=Atheism?

Please help me with any ideas on this:

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]]> http://thephilosopherschair.com/903-what-is-the-difference-between-philosophy-and-religion/feed 7 What’s the difference between MULTIVERSE theory in cosmology and MODAL REALISM in metaphysics? http://thephilosopherschair.com/816-whats-the-difference-between-multiverse-theory-in-cosmology-and-modal-realism-in-metaphysics http://thephilosopherschair.com/816-whats-the-difference-between-multiverse-theory-in-cosmology-and-modal-realism-in-metaphysics#comments Fri, 04 Jun 2010 22:49:19 +0000 admin http://thephilosopherschair.com/816-whats-the-difference-between-multiverse-theory-in-cosmology-and-modal-realism-in-metaphysics People insists they are different, but I don’t really see why they can’t be reduced to one another.

]]> http://thephilosopherschair.com/816-whats-the-difference-between-multiverse-theory-in-cosmology-and-modal-realism-in-metaphysics/feed 4 What was the main difference in beliefs of most Greek citizens and the early Greek philosophers? http://thephilosopherschair.com/770-what-was-the-main-difference-in-beliefs-of-most-greek-citizens-and-the-early-greek-philosophers http://thephilosopherschair.com/770-what-was-the-main-difference-in-beliefs-of-most-greek-citizens-and-the-early-greek-philosophers#comments Sat, 22 May 2010 05:48:01 +0000 admin http://thephilosopherschair.com/770-what-was-the-main-difference-in-beliefs-of-most-greek-citizens-and-the-early-greek-philosophers What’s a good essay answer for this question?

]]> http://thephilosopherschair.com/770-what-was-the-main-difference-in-beliefs-of-most-greek-citizens-and-the-early-greek-philosophers/feed 1 What is the difference between Metaphysics and Epistemology? http://thephilosopherschair.com/710-what-is-the-difference-between-metaphysics-and-epistemology http://thephilosopherschair.com/710-what-is-the-difference-between-metaphysics-and-epistemology#comments Tue, 04 May 2010 14:32:20 +0000 admin http://thephilosopherschair.com/710-what-is-the-difference-between-metaphysics-and-epistemology I am trying to see how many people posting in the Philosophy category know the def. of these words.

I am not claiming that you don’t know what these words mean, I am just curious.

]]> http://thephilosopherschair.com/710-what-is-the-difference-between-metaphysics-and-epistemology/feed 9 Difference between Ontology and Metaphysics? http://thephilosopherschair.com/639-difference-between-ontology-and-metaphysics http://thephilosopherschair.com/639-difference-between-ontology-and-metaphysics#comments Tue, 13 Apr 2010 01:20:44 +0000 admin http://thephilosopherschair.com/639-difference-between-ontology-and-metaphysics What exactly is the difference between ontology and metaphysics? I’ve tried to find this out on my own using dictionaries and Google, but haven’t been able to figure it out completely. I know that ontology is a branch of metaphysics that is concerned with the nature of being. But metaphysics is the branch of philosophy that deals with the nature of reality. Those sound kind of the same, and I’m not really sure how they’re different.

And while I’m at it, I might as well ask what the difference between phenomenalism and phenomonolgy is. The only thing I can think of is that the difference is like the difference between true skeptics like Pyrrho and the skepticism of Rene Descartes, where he used it as a method rather than as a belief system. Is this an accurate portrayal?

]]> http://thephilosopherschair.com/639-difference-between-ontology-and-metaphysics/feed 3 What is the difference between metaphysics and ontology? http://thephilosopherschair.com/413-what-is-the-difference-between-metaphysics-and-ontology http://thephilosopherschair.com/413-what-is-the-difference-between-metaphysics-and-ontology#comments Sun, 07 Feb 2010 09:45:11 +0000 admin http://thephilosopherschair.com/413-what-is-the-difference-between-metaphysics-and-ontology I’ve heard Metaphysics defined as the study of being and Ontology defined as the study of existence. The difference between being and existence seems minimal to me. I’m probably missing something.

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