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Reflexive Debate on Use of Philosophy in Scientific Research

2020; Volume: 7; Issue: 6 Linguagem: Inglês

10.20431/2349-0381.0706022

2349-0373

Manoah Muchanga,

Interdisciplinary Research and Collaboration

Philosophy comes from the Greek word Philosophia (Taneja, 2008).It is made up of two words, that is, philia (love) and Sophia (wisdom).Etymologically, philosophy turns out to be the love of wisdom and whoever loves this wisdom is a philosopher (Ibid).Makumba (2009) defines philosophy as critical thinking, which leads to the knowledge of things through their ultimate cause.It is also a