Is ‘philosophy’ singular, or is there room for multiple philosophies?

Is ‘philosophy’ singular, or is there room for multiple philosophies?

Is ‘philosophy’ singular, or is there room for multiple philosophies? Clearly each philosopher will respond to a question according to their own understanding, but what about schools of thought that fall outside the scope of ‘Philosophy’ as taught in Universities (and perhaps contradict it)? To what extent is ‘Philosophy’ a generally agreed upon pool of knowledge and a set of tools for a rational understanding of life, the universe and everything, as opposed to a continually shifting, subjective and relative arena of debate where alternate and opposing explanations are considered?

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