Now it is of course very difficult to define "philosophy," but if we think of it broadly as systematic reflection on the nature of reality and on humanity's place in that reality, then it is clear that Europe can make no special claim to be the home of philosophy.
Since our own species is not simply the purview of the biological sciences but of much of medicine, the social sciences, and the humanities as well, more systematic reflection on this aspect of biological individuality will likely draw from, and in turn be relevant to, a wide range of disciplinary approaches to understanding human beings.
Evaluation provides a systematic reflection on the value of programs and their achievement.
This paper offers a systematic reflection on the Gibbons Nowotny notion of 'Mode 2 knowledge production'.
Upshur [ 20] introduces a set of principles for public health agents to be used for systematic reflection on ethical issues in the practice of public health, and which emphasize the principles of harm, least restrictive means and transparency.
Much of the time, mere identification and proper communication of uncertainties along with systematic reflection on their policy implications is most important, or – more practicably – the only feasible thing to do.
Dedekind not only presents set-theoretic definitions of further mathematical notions, he also adds a systematic reflection on the means used thereby (and he expands that use in certain respects).
We use the term Ethics in reference to Purtilo, who states: "Ethics is a systematic reflection on morality: Systematic because it is a discipline that uses specific methods and approaches to examine moral situations and reflection because it consciously calls into question assumptions about existing components of moralities that fall into the category of habits, customs, or traditions".
He argued that to show that there were people, like the indigenous sages, who were capable of philosophical thinking was one thing, but it was a completely different thing to show that there were African philosophers who have engaged in organized systematic reflections on the traditions of their people.
Therefore training on ethics and systematic reflection and analysis of the social impact of rapid advances in science and their technological applications, has become a must, if these developments are to be applied to the benefit and not the detriment of society.
