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> As such, it is at the root of all other sciences, all of which are sciences of the actual, i.e. that which really exists. I once read somewhere that theology
by Torwald 5y ago
> As such, it is at the root of all other sciences, all of which are sciences of the actual, i.e. that which really exists.
I once read somewhere that theology is the science of the unknowable. So for how much theology is a science then is discussed within theology itself ie one cannot know how much of the unknowable is existing in an ontological sense.
- Koshkin 5y agoI once read that philosophy and theology are similar to each other, in that “philosophy is seeking answers to questions that do not have answers; theology studies that which does not exist.” (Incidentally, “science of the unknowable” seems like an oxymoron, because “science” means “knowledge”…)
- bmitc 5y agoIn my personal opinion, philosophy is about understanding what the questions even are and creating the tools needed for this understanding. So philosophy seeks to codify the questions and provide frameworks for answers to be framed in. All the sciences have questions that do not have answers. A good book that actually knows what it is talking about is The Logic of Information. https://www.amazon.com/Logic-Information-Theory-Philosophy-Conceptual-ebook/dp/B07N94QYBH/ https://www.amazon.com/Logic-Information-Theory-Philosophy-C...