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Philosophy is the Most Abstract Theory
来源:Advances in Educational Technology and Psychology, Vol.32, pp.77-83. | 作者:YONG DUAN | 发布时间: 2022-10-12 | 11399 次浏览 | 分享到:
ABSTRACT This paper will give an accurate definition and the most fundamental characteristics of philosophy, and analysis of people's past misunderstanding of philosophy. The definition of philosophy is the most abstract rational idea or theory. The characteristic of philosophy can be summed up in three words: fake, large, and empty. The building on the drawing is a fake one. The better the fake products are made, the better the real building will be. Matter is true, consciousness is fake. Compared with scientific concepts, philosophical concepts and theories have larger extension, even covering the whole universe and all aspects of things. Philosophy is the most abstract theory, so the concepts of philosophy have the emptiest connotation. The reason why the specific natural and social sciences need the support of philosophy is precisely because philosophy has this kind of characteristics of fake, large and empty. The philosophers study all problems in the hope of finding the root cause of all problems, that is, the Origin. Later, it is found that it is impossible to solve all problems in one way. To solve problems, we can only analyze them on a case-by-case basis. Philosophers are too wise to be wise. In the eyes of ancient Greek philosophers, philosophy should be the most holy, most supreme, most virtuous, wisest, most advanced, most rational, most capable, most complete and most refined knowledge. But the it is proved that this kind of philosophy does not exist at all. But the characteristic of philosophy of being the largest is not an illusion. The division of something into several aspects is neither in terms of spatial relations nor temporal relations, but in terms of different feelings. The large extension of philosophical research is not only reflected in the study of the space and time of whole universe, but also reflected in the study of all aspects of the various dimensions, covering all disciplines. The fourth manifestation of the largeness of philosophy is the depth of microscopic exploration. The fifth is the attention to the complexity and order of the system. The sixth is the understanding of consciousness. The seventh and the most important manifestation is to look at oneself. Philosophy offers the most rational view of the world.
Key Words: Philosophy; Ontology; Abstract; Extension; Consciousness; Rational

    Philosophers study all problems, hoping to find the root cause of all problems, that is, the Origin, to find the characters common to all things, to find the fundamental law that governs the movement and change of all things, to establish the fundamental axiom that leads to all theorems, to find the fundamental method of solving all problems. This is called pursuing the ultimate. The ultimate is also called Noumenon. The study of the ultimate is ontology, namely metaphysics. Physics studies those concrete, tangible things, metaphysics studies those abstract intangible things.

    Therefore, everyone thinks philosophers are the most intelligent and wisest, philosophy is a collection of all wisdom, the sum total of all knowledge and ability to understand and transform the world. Mencius said, "If we first set up the great, then the small ones do not be missed."[2] However,  it later turned out this method doesn’t work. It is impossible to solve all problems in one way. We can only analyze them on a case-by-case basis. The philosophers are too wise to be wise.

    In the mind of ancient Greek philosophers, as well as in the mind of many people in later generations and today, philosophy should be the most holy, most supreme, most virtuous, wisest, largest, most advanced, most rational, most capable, most complete and most refined knowledge. But it turns out that this kind of philosophy doesn't exist, or was dead thoroughly.

    1) The most holy. Philosophy seems to be the most sacred, like God has a supreme position in everyone's heart. Philosophers, it seems, must be masters of all generations. Shulin Zhou (pen name: Wise Man Said) said, “Philosophy is the dazzling gold foil on the crown of knowledge. Philosophy is the solid keel of the ship of culture. Philosophy is the moss of life upon the dead stone. Philosophy is a ray of inspiration across the sky. Philosophy is the oracle upon the summit of wisdom. Philosophy is a ladder to the spirit world.”[3] When Nixon met Mao Zedong during his ice-breaking visit to China in 1972, Nixon said bluntly to Mao, "I would like to talk to you about issues of joint confrontation against the Soviet Union." Mao pointed at Zhou Enlai and said, "You can talk about these trifles with him. I want to talk about philosophy with you." Mao seemed to regard the vicissitudes of the world as trivial compared with philosophy. But the truth is that philosophy has long since been dethroned, and sometimes even sent to hell. Philosophy is regarded by many as the most pedantic and useless theory of all.

    2) The supreme. Philosophers, it seems, should have supreme earthly authority, like Plato's king of philosophy, or supreme authority of faith, like the Pope. But in fact, most philosophers do not understand politics. Once caught in the whirlpool of politics they would have been difficult to survive. Socrates and Confucius are a case in point. Philosophy is not a religion, and no religious organization can be established. Although Confucius's status was exalted after his death, he was merely a tool for the emperor to consolidate power. The descendants of Confucius had no secular power and could be killed by emperor at any time, just like Kong Rong.