philosophers pose practical questions like...is there a best way to live.  How do you feel about philosophy in general
I love Philosophy, and to be completely honest I wish I had people to converse with about it.
I agree.  I often wonder about things like whether or not humans have free will
Me too.  When you back your view up and realize why people are doing things, you realize they're doing them because of the environment they're in.
exactly it is conceived, which is a matter of some debate.
Some conceive free will to be the capacity to make choices in which the outcome has not been determined by past events. Determinism suggests that only one course of events is possible, which is inconsistent with the existence of free will thus conceived. Ancient Greek philosophy identified this issue, which remains a major focus of philosophical debate. The view that conceives free will as incompatible with determinism is called "incompatibilism" and encompasses both metaphysical libertarianism (the claim that
is most real? Philosophers also pose more practical and concrete questions such as: Is there a best way to live? Is it better to be just or unjust (if one can get away with it)? Do humans have free will?
Historically, "philosophy" encompassed any body of knowledge. From the time of Ancient Greek philosopher Aristotle to the 19th century, "natural philosophy" encompassed astronomy, medicine, and physics. For example, Newton's 1687 "Mathematical Principles of Natural Philosophy" later became classified