Philosophical Question and Its Place in Human Culture

Subject Areas : Philosophy

Forouzan Rasekhi ¹

1 - ندارد

Received: 2012-06-22 Accepted : 2012-10-06 Published : 2013-02-19

Keywords: philosophical question, rationality, intellectual autonomy, egalitarianism, Tolerance,

Abstract :

In this Paper, in order to be able to make clear the place ofphilosophical question in human culture, first, an attempt has beenmade to answer three preliminary questions, namely, “What is aphilosophical question?”, “which kinds of philosophical questionsexist?” and “What are to motives of raising the philosophicalquestion?”. Answers are brief and, nonetheless, clear. Then, theprincipal question, i.e., “what are the points of dealing with thephilosophical questions?” is discussed in more detail, with thephilosophical questions?” is discussed in more detail, with the resultthat there are three main points in dealing with them: promotingrationality and rationalism, intellectual autonomy, and egalitarianismand tolerance. It has been shown that the contributions ofphilosophizing to human culture consist in preventing narcissism,prejudice, dogmatism, fanaticism, superstition, indoctrination,suggestibility, and mimicry, following the public opinion, following theintellectual fashions, intellectual fashions, intellectual imperialism, andintolerance.

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