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Full Idea
Philosophy is conceptual sculpture, the shaping and developing of the intellectual structures within which we live our lives.
Gist of Idea
Philosophy is creating an intellectual conceptual structure for life
Source
Robert C. Solomon (The Passions [1976], Intro.1)
Book Ref
Solomon,Robert C.: 'The Passions (1993 ed)' [Hackett 1993], p.5
A Reaction
Nice. I tend to see philosophy as conceptual analysis (though creating new concepts doesn't quite fit that), but the vision of creating a huge conceptual sculpture sounds good. I would call it a system. (See my book, 'Natural Ideas'!).