What do you think Shakespeare meant by "there are more things in heaven and on earth than your philosophy...?

Question

...Horatio?

Answer 1

I'm not an avid reader of Shakespeare....but I do see the occasional quote from time to time...such as yours.

1) I believe it means that wether we be stuck in the Dogma of religion, politics, metaphysics, aesthetics, epistemology, etc... there is more to life then learning to analyze and intelectualize Data for College Exams... that will give you a slip of paper to get you an extra dollar or two when you start your next job.

2) I'm not Anti-College.... but too often students of both institutions and churches.... think there way of life is the only 'way' .... and remain unaware of the actual, live, goings-on's of other cultures... it may be one thing to pray or read about an Aboriginee tribe in Austrailia.. but it would be quite another to say, "hey I met this guy Markus... and he has as much problems with the ladies as I do..."  we just might learn that Life on this planet is a lot more exotic and a lot more similar to our lives then we are 'Taught' or disciplined into thinking about.

Answer 2

There are more things in heaven and earth, Horatio,

Than are DREAMT of in your philosophy.

It means science (science is what Shakespeare meant by philosophy) can't answer all questions.