Philosophy Lesson 1

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Philosophy

  • According to Abella, it comes from the two Greek words: philos (love) and sophia (wisdom).

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Philos

love

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Sophia

Wisdom

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Pythagoras (570 BCE to 495 BCE)

Devoted to the study of religion and philosophy.

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Heraclitus (535 BCE to 475 BCE)

  • Everything that exists is based on a higher order or plan (logos)

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Heraclitus (535 BCE to 475 BCE)

CHANGE is the permanent aspect of the human condition.

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Democritus (460 BCE to 370 BCE)

  • He devoted himself to the study of the caused of natural phenomena.

  • He was among the first to propose that matter is composed of tiny particles called atoms.

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Diogenes of Sinope (412 BCE to 323 ВСЕ)

He was a known advocate of living a simple and virtous life.

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Epicurus (341 BCE to 270 BCE)

He believed that philosophy could enable man to live a life of happiness.

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Epicureanisim

a school of philosophy which believes that wisdom and simple living will result in a life free from fear and pain.

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Socrates (470 BCE to 399 BCE)

  • Foremost philosopher of ancient times

  • He also believed that philosophy could enable man to live a life of virtue.

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Socratic Method

a means of examining a topic by devising a series of questions that let the learner examine and analyze his knowledge.

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Plato (427 BCE to 347 BCE)

His teachings and writings were considered the foundation of Western Philosophy.

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Academy

an institution of higher learning which was the first of its kind in the Western World.

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Aristotle (384 BCE to 322 BCE)

His studies in logic lead to the formulation of a formal process of analyzing reasoning which gave rise to Deductive reasoning

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Cognitive

Provides description of being and knowing

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Normative

Concerned with the standard of the good

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Logic

Branch of philosophy which deals with correct reasoning/thinking.

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Episteme

Knowledge

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Logos

Study

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Epistemology

A branch of Philosophy that concerns with the definition of knowledge and related concepts such as the sources and criteria of knowledge.

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Meta

Beyond

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Physikon

Nature

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Metaphysics

  • Branch of philosophy which is concerned with the nature of ultimate reality.

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Ethos

Character

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Ethics

  • It is the science of correct doing.

  • It examines moral justifications for actions and how we come to understand and advocate what is right and wrong.

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Aesthetikos

which means one who is perceptive of things through his sensations, feelings and intuitions.

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Aesthetics

  • concerned with the essence of perception of beauty and ugliness

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Political Philosophy

body of knowledge that looks up on the society, politics and the people that makes it whole.

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Partial Point of View

Focuses on specific aspects of a situation.

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Holistic Perspective

gives rise to a more appreciative perspective about life, as we are able to look at life in its totality.

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Plato (Philosopize)

Sense of wonder. Drives the need of a philosopher to question, to examine and to learn more.

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Rene Descartes (Philosopize)

Doubt. Famous for rejecting or questioning established ideas.

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Karl Jasper (Philosophize)

Experience. provides us a means to understand the challenging conditions in life

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Socrates (Philosophize)

Love for Wisdom. If you love to gain new learnings, we seek to continue to question, to discuss and to interact with other people

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