<p>is this true or not</p>
<p>OR would it be better to say that both majors involve the same kind of thinking, but focus on 2 totally different aspects</p>
<p>whats the difference, and which is more realistic to daily life.</p>
<p>latez alligatez</p>
<p>Um . . . what does "philosophy is the feminine version of physics........" even mean?</p>
<p>Both majors involve intense, logical thinking, although physics does require the same proficiency in writing that philosophy demands. </p>
<p>Physics is daily life, but philosophy is the why of daily life. You will use the critical thinking skills from either in whatever job you happen to get, but the philosophy deals more directly with text. It is less likely that you will walk down the street thinking "this light is moving SO FAST," than "Is this law fair? What is truth? What is beauty?"</p>
<p>In truth, philosophy was the basis for all other thought. Philosophy bypassed religion, and then went wild. Aristotle was the first major biologist, Plato the first physicist. In recent times, philosophy has gone more to the handmaiden position, but it is still everywhere.</p>
<p>What do you mean by your question?</p>
<p>I was slightly interested in what you mean by the "feminine version"...seeing as Physics obviously has no gender so you must be referring to some other characteristic...but then again I hope it was only to get some discussion "heated up". hmmm?</p>
<p>For instance, if a guy chooses to major in philosophy, others will make fun of him since he wasn't "man enough" to handle the intense work required in physics, since philosophy is all about feathers and ice cream (lol) - while physics is all about heavy cars and flying airplanes.</p>
<p>isn't physics heavier in its approach when thinking comes around?</p>
<p>so you're saying that BOTH require the same kind of thinking, and the other is not heavier?</p>
<p>To say that philosophy is lighter than physics is proposterous. In some areas of the subject, it is less exacting or strenuous, but in other areas, more so. Ignorant people make fun of many things, and philosophy is respectable a major as any other. It is what one does with the major and how one approaches the major that really matter, be it physics, philosophy, german, or any other area. I would like to see the physics majors write papers as good as the philosophy majors. Although many philosophy majors are better writters and many physics majors are better computers, both must be great analytical thinkers.</p>
<p>"Ignorant people make fun of many things"</p>
<p>DRab, to whom were you saying this to?</p>
<p>And it is aboslutely certain that whatever the major one chooses, it can be useful, no matter what.</p>
<p>I was talking about a stereotypical major; following "stereotypes" of today's society (men doing this, women doing that, etc).</p>
<p>So I think you know it was from a stereotypical perspective and not an objective one.</p>
<p>Logic is incredibly difficult. You'd be a fool to say it's not.</p>
<p>The ridiculous stereotype of philosophy majors is that they have no job options or money. Tell this to the many rich attorneys, doctors, and other professionals in society. :)</p>
<p>Or you can major in Foundations of Mathematics and make fun of how pointless modern philosophy is. (Wittgenstein) ;)</p>
<p>...and why exactly would we want to discuss such stereotyopes? </p>
<p>I am much more interested in debunking the stereotype that DRab mentioned about the "pointlessness" of philosophy majors rather than "genderizing" the discussion. </p>
<p>Here's an interesting link listing many "famous" philosophy majors: </p>
<p><a href="http://www.philosophy.eku.edu/phimajors.htm%5B/url%5D">http://www.philosophy.eku.edu/phimajors.htm</a></p>
<p>yeah, mruncleramos, language is so unimportant.</p>
<p>Here here, geminihop, my partner in arms.</p>
<p>I plan on taking Philosophy as a major, I believe it can apply in any profession, unlike Physics. </p>
<p>Bill Clinton and the former Jean Paul II took Philosophy, thats what it says in collegeboard.</p>
<p>but philosophy you don't get one direct answer, even if you assume you have reached "that answer" -- it <em>can potentially be open</em> for logical deduction! unlike physics, whereas once you get the answer, it stays put, and there's really nothing else left -- you've solved it for good.</p>
<p>so, does philosophy lead you in circles, and physics in a straight line perhaps?</p>
<p>obviously you haven't studied higher physics...</p>
<p>Haha <em>high fives geminhop</em></p>
<p>physics is a branch of philosophy</p>
<p>"obviously you haven't studied higher physics..."</p>
<p>geminihop, where did you conclude this from?</p>
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but philosophy you don't get one direct answer, even if you assume you have reached "that answer" -- it <em>can potentially be open</em> for logical deduction! unlike physics, whereas once you get the answer, it stays put, and there's really nothing else left -- you've solved it for good.
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<p>This seems to make physics all cut and dry, when in fact so much is speculative, like philosophy, that pretending otherwise is rediculous.</p>
<p>ah. I see now</p>
<p>thanks, DRab, that's exactly what I meant. How else can one explain the controversy and discussion of string theory?</p>
<p><a href="http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/nova/elegant/%5B/url%5D">http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/nova/elegant/</a></p>