Synoptic philosophy comes from the Greek word συνοπτικόςsynoptikos ("seeing everything together") and together with the wordphilosophy, means the love of wisdom emerging from a coherent understanding of everything together.[1]
James L. Christian'sPhilosophy: An Introduction to the Art of Wondering (1973) takes a unique synoptic approach: its author believes that philosophy iscritical thinking about the "Big Picture". The goal of the book is not merely to introduce the history of formal thinking inwestern culture, but also to provide students with practical approaches and tools for dealing with some of the enduring questions as they manifest in everyday life.[1]
The philosopherWilfrid Sellars (1962) also uses the termsynoptic vision.[2][3]
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