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Philosophy’s Relationship with Science and Theology

  • Philosophy navigates between theology's dogmatism and science's precision, exploring unanswered questions
  • It seeks to understand the deeper aspects of existence that neither science nor theology can fully explain

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Bertrand Russell's A History of Western Philosophy emphasizes the central role of epistemology in modern philosophy, exploring the evolution of knowledge theories. It highlights skepticism's impact, the integration of logic in clarifying philosophical questions, and the limits of empirical methods. The book underscores philosophy's unique position between science and theology.

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