Everyone has a philosophical filter

[Tank]

Unless one is aware of ones own biases and attempts as much as humanly possible to remove/reduce them one is looking at the world through one's own preconceptions.

Quite right!  Thanks, Tank.

What for?
Agreeing with you? Or restating your point more succinctly?

[bandit4god]

Unless one is aware of ones own biases and attempts as much as humanly possible to remove/reduce them one is looking at the world through one's own preconceptions.

Looking at the world through one's own preconceptions = applying a philosophical filter

[Asmodean]

Looking at the world through one's own preconceptions = applying a philosophical filter

No. Bias is not necessarilly a philosophical filter.

[bandit4god]

Unless one is aware of ones own biases and attempts as much as humanly possible to remove/reduce them one is looking at the world through one's own preconceptions.

Quite right!  Thanks, Tank.

What for?
Agreeing with you? Or restating your point more succinctly?

For crediting my point as generally valid and perhaps influencing a few to reconsider the thread in light of your above quote.

[Tank]

Unless one is aware of ones own biases and attempts as much as humanly possible to remove/reduce them one is looking at the world through one's own preconceptions.

Quite right!  Thanks, Tank.

What for?
Agreeing with you? Or restating your point more succinctly?

For crediting my point as generally valid and perhaps influencing a few to reconsider the thread in light of your above quote.

No problem 

[Sandra Craft]

Looking at the world through one's own preconceptions = applying a philosophical filter

No. Bias is not necessarilly a philosophical filter.

I'd agree with that, baggage is just baggage.  I do like the bit about over-egging the pudding, tho.

[Light]

 Science certainly integrates philosophy into the discipline.   A simple example is mathematics which is rational.