Do the five human senses subjugate a persons imagination? Or at least severely limit it?
No sensations, no perceptions; no perceptions, no concepts; no concepts, no imagination. But I think what you are asking is, once we do have a developed mind that can imagine, do our sensations get in the way. Well, they can, if they are too intense. That’s why you go somewhere quiet when you want to think things over. And it’s why pain keeps you from thinking clearly – unless you have practiced ignoring it. What is philosophy? You’ll never know what philosophy is from a dictionary definition or encyclopedia article. Philosophy is a process, and to know it you have to take part in it. That is, for a start, you have to ask questions to find out what sorts of questions are and are not philosophical questions. You’ve started well: – the question “What is philosophy?” is itself a philosophical question. Here’s my answer (it’s a bit abstract, but that’s the nature of the subject): Philosophy is the pursuit of the optimization of human life. That is, it’s the pursuit of, mainly, three things
