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I'm not sure I like such a negative definition of philosophy. That being said, it's really hard to come up with a positive definition that includes everyone you want to include and excludes, well, anything at all. I usually stick with the "I know it when I see it" line, but if I had to give a definition I'd say "Philosophy is thinking rigorously about stuff".
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"Die Deutschen meinen, daß die Kraft sich in Härte und Grausamkeit offenbaren müsse, sie unterwerfen sich dann gerne und mit Bewunderung:[...]. Daß es Kraft giebt in der Milde und Stille, das glauben sie nicht leicht."
"The Germans believe that power must reveal itself in hardness and cruelty and then submit themselves gladly and with admiration[...]. They do not believe readily that there is power in meekness and calm."
-- Friedrich Nietzsche
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