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continental philosophy >> knowledge, experience, and reality are bound and shaped by conditions best understood through philosophical reflection rather than exclusively empirical inquiry
continental philosophy is associated with these philosophers >> kierkegaard, nietzsche, freud, hegel, marx. lots of unhappy europeans
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originates from europe
as opposed to analytic philosophy
Seems like it generally rejects that science is the only or most accurate way of understanding natural phenomena. Various conditions can change the human experience
kind of terrible definition on wiki tbh https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Continental_philosophy
interestingly,
In some cases (such as German idealism or phenomenology), this manifests as a renovation of the traditional view that philosophy is the first, foundational, a priori science. In other cases (such as hermeneutics, critical theory, or structuralism), it is held that philosophy investigates a domain that is irreducibly cultural or practical. And some continental philosophers (such as Kierkegaard, Nietzsche, or the later Heidegger) doubt whether any conception of philosophy can coherently achieve its stated goals.