on the one hand, in touch with exact inquiry, while, on the other, it has a certain relationship with art. With the former it has in common its methodical procedure and its cognitive aim; with the latter, its intuitive character and the endeavor to compass the whole of reality with a glance.
Metaphysical principles are less easily verified from experience than physical hypotheses, but also less easily refuted. Systems of philosophy, therefore, are not so dependent on our progressive knowledge of facts as the theories of natural science, and change less quickly; notwithstanding their mutual conflicts, and in spite of the talk about discarded standpoints, they possess in a measure the permanence of classical works of art, they retain for all time a certain relative validity.
(from History of Modern Philosophy by Richard Falckenberg)
According to the passage, which best describes philosophy's relationship with art?
• 1. Philosophy is very different from art because philosophy is grounded in inquiry and methodology.
• 2. Philosophy is similar to art because both are pursued for aesthetic reasons which are irrefutable.
• 3. Philosophy is in opposition to art because philosophy is a science based on facts and hypotheses.
• 4. Philosophy is akin to art because both aim to capture all of reality in a single system.
1 answer
The best description of philosophy's relationship with art, according to the passage, is:
• 4. Philosophy is akin to art because both aim to capture all of reality in a single system.
This choice aligns with the passage's discussion of philosophy and art having a common intuitive character and a shared endeavor to comprehend the entirety of reality.
