The Western approach to reality is mostly through theory, and theory begins by denying reality — to talk about reality, to go around reality, to catch anything that attracts our sense-intellect and abstract it away from reality itself. Thus philosophy begins by saying that the outside world is not a basic fact, that its existence can be doubted and that every proposition in which the reality of the outside world is affirmed is not an evident proposition but one that needs to be divided, dissected and analyzed. It is to stand consciously aside and try to square a circle.

precisely why i dropped out of college

>.< I hate theory

I need facts!! Just like the big bang or the string theory.. give me facts then...THEN we can talk.

Theory doesnt deny reality,only the common and popular "beleif" of what reality is makes a theory a term of outside perception.A theory is a conclusion without evidence until agreed upon ,the world being round was a theory..

very nicely put.

Deep... this just reminds me that I need to finish my Intro to Philosophy homework for tomorrow. Though, isn't that kind of saying that reality is philosophy if you work with the definition that philosophy is made up of fields or families and this being metaphysics is just that study? Of course then we're really getting into the idea of supernaturalists and materialists...and woa... yeah... I so need to finish my homework. I'm completely confusing myself.

You should like theory,your on a site where the objective is to study and find common traits that suit your liking before coming to a conclusion about an idea...sounds theoretical to me