Scientific Properties of Philosophy - A Form of Social Consciousness

Abstract

Since the middle of the twentieth century, it has been debated whether or not philosophy is a science. Prior to that, the issue had hardly been raised. Since throughout history, philosophy has always been acknowledged as a form of social consciousness which has also proven itself irreplaceable value. The fact that philosophy was hardly regarded as a peer-to-peer science with the others does not mean it lacks scientific interpretation of the world. All philosophical fields attempt to apply scientific achievements to generalize their theories into an ideal model to explain all phenomena of the world and guide behaviors. The scientific content of a philosophical doctrine, aside from its application of various scientific achievements, is also evidenced by the power of the world view and methodology it creates to interpret the world and guide human activities.