Traditionally, philosophy studied both the nature of truth, justice, ultimate reality, and beauty, and the issue of how we can best live our lives. Furthermore, because human direction is too complex and fluid for any scientific approach, philosophers tend to pick at and disdain related topics as it suits them for their own purposes. A philosopher looking for an area in which to apply his or her tools of conceptual analysis, for example, may pick up a topic like finding meaning in one's life. For example, it is impossible to study the issue of how we find meaning in our lives, just by analysing the language we use when we talk of it. Back to Top 3.
Human direction is primarily a matter of observation.
The statements we make in studying it are not, we hope, illogical or fallacious, but logic doesn't determine their course. Logic is, in this respect, like a traffic cop. He or she can tell you when you've done something illegal, but they can't tell you where your destination lies or how you should get there. They can't tell you not to take the scenic route but to use the highway instead. They can't tell you to get a smaller car or how to relate more effectively to your kids.