What do you gravitate towards more out of the two philosophy or psychology?

[Simslover92]

When I was younger I gravitated towards psychology more but the older I get the more I gravitate towards philosophy.

[OneViewpoint]

I don't know that I'd favor either one. Both are interesting.

• Philosophy - The ability to think as an end in itself and exploring abstract concepts.
• Psychology - Understanding human behavior.

Both fields come together when you start thinking about the essence of existence and a self aware consciousness. Toss in physics for a look at the fundamental nature of the universe.

[AMS700CX4u2]

Psychology produced Philosophy? Knowing why we think in certain patterns is necessary before you can alter it

[exitseven]

i look towards philosophy. I already know I am crazy.

[exitseven]

Thanks for the MHO😎

[7Phoenix7]

Honestly I like both, but I lean a bit toward psychology. I’ve always been fascinated by people and the brain… especially trying to understand why we are the way we are.

I probably would have liked being a psychologist..

[Simslover92]

Yes thats how I was in college. I wanted to be a psychologist actually but the opportunity didn't present itself until my last year of college and I didn't want to do two more years. But if I could go back I probably would have stuck it out for two more years.

[7Phoenix7]

Psychology is one of those fields that really pulls you in once you get interested in people and behavior but sheesh… extra years can definitely feel like a lot in the moment

[Simslover92]

Yeah it certainly can.

[sage2021]

Philosophy. I believe that I have a philosophical mind.

When I was younger I would psychoanalyze everything. It just came naturally.

But like you, as I got older I gravitated more towards philosophy.

[sage2021]

Thank you for the MHO 🙂

[Gobbyjobby52]

Philosophy, I look for meaning and personal interpretation from minds because it creates so much space for thinking rather than the diagnosis of it that psychology tends to focus on. Both can come across as detached and cold in some situations but philosophy for me focuses on higher theories and ideas and even truths in life itself which psychology doesn't really do in such a deep way.

[MontBlanc]

I gravitate more toward psychology because it helps me understand people, their behavior, emotions, and motivations and apply that understanding in real life.

Philosophy is fascinating too, but psychology offers practical insights into human nature, relationships, and personal growth.

[Grond21]

I have a degree in philosophy and I'm getting one in counseling right now, which is psychology adjacent. So I suppose it would be both.

Out of curiosity, why are these two opposed to each other?

[Simslover92]

They aren't at all. In fact they often coincide but some people might gravitate towards one more than the other which is why I asked.

[Grond21]

Gotcha I would agree that they coincide, but that's true of philosophy and virtually every other area of study. It's more universally applicable than psychology is

[Twalli]

I don't even identify with a party. I identify as a utilitarian consequentialist. Which seeks to maximize overall happiness regardless of how you get there. The quote that best describes it is "Heaven is full of good works, and hell is full of good means".

[ohsheeT]

For me there is a balance to there is a reason and a meaning to just about anything and everything and its not so much what the answers are but how you find your way through them for your own understanding or wait for my own understanding

[sawno]

I love both! But I especially love being able to just openly speculate on the stuff we don't know with someone.

[Master_Debator]

I like both. Not a fan of this new woke psychology stuff, but if I sense it's scientifically based and not ideology based, it's a good read.

[jshm2]

Neither.

Psychology is mostly opinion and pseudoscience. Philosophy alone makes nothing tangible, and it often is just vibes.

[NathanDavis]

both are the same to me...

so I switched to arts & science...

[MrChinaski]

They are both story-telling. I prefer philosophy because they are more upfront about that fact. Existentialism, mainly.

[RavVid]

Right now it is psychology; explicitly female psychology. Its a scary place.

[Bricealan]

@Simslover92 Took a course in Philosophy in College, and it was very interesting.

[Shiprex]

Philosophy I think as the other seems likely to end in manipulation

[KostasKouvalis]

Psychology. It's more fascinating. Philosophy is weird and confusing

[BCRanger10]

Between these, I pick philosophy.

[Abbycado]

Mmm, probably psychology.

[MikeTheBartender]

Women... I gravitate towards women.

[Xawyx-2]

I balance those two...

[Shrimpenjoyer]

Philosophy for me

[WhatIsYourZodiac]

I would gravitate towards psychology

[LC75LC71]

Dunno.