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Full Idea
Philosophy is the most general intellectual discipline.
Gist of Idea
Philosophy is the most general intellectual discipline
Source
Leon Horsten (The Tarskian Turn [2011], 05.1)
Book Ref
Horsten,Leon: 'The Tarskian Turn' [MIT 2011], p.60
A Reaction
Very simple, but exactly how I see the subject. It is continuous with the sciences, and tries to give an account of nature, but operating at an extreme level of generality. It must respect the findings of science, but offer bold interpretations.