metaphilosophy (sometimes called philosophy of philosophy) is âthe investigation of the nature of philosophy.â its subject matter includes the aims of philosophy, the boundaries of philosophy, and its methods.  it is considered by some to be a subject apart from philosophy, see for example,  while others see it as automatically a part of philosophy, for example, see  and still others see it as a combination of these subjects. the interest in metaphilosophy led to the establishment of the journal metaphilosophy in january 1970. the journal describes its scope as: "particular areas of interest include: the foundation, scope, function and direction of philosophy; justification of philosophical methods and arguments; the interrelations among schools or fields of philosophy (for example, the relation of logic to problems in ethics or epistemology); aspects of philosophical systems; presuppositions of philosophical schools; the relation of philosophy to other disciplines (for example, artificial intelligence, linguistics or literature); sociology of philosophy; the relevance of philosophy to social and political action; issues in the teaching of philosophy." ==relationship to philosophy== some philosophers consider metaphilosophy to be a subject apart from philosophy, above or beyond it, see for example, {{cite book |title=platonic writings/platonic readings |author= [http://www.bu.edu/philo/people/faculty/full-time/charles-l-griswold/ charles l. grisw
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