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World views are a kind of attempts to explain the world as a whole, whereas philosophy – as the “love of wisdom” – incorporates wisdom into the performance of all human activities. To be wise, act and live wisely, does not necessarily presuppose any religious or other explanation of the world as a whole, though in a society there might be various connections between the various ways of behaving and an explanation of the world as a whole. In a society where certain existing rules derived from the world views that prevail often lead to wrong action, it is necessary to use wisdom as a guide to behaviour.
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Kaygi, A. (2010). Philosophy, World Views and Religion. In: Fløistad, G. (eds) Philosophy of Religion. Contemporary Philosophy: A New Survey, vol 10. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-90-481-3527-1_17
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