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LIST FOUR REASONS STUDENTS OFTEN PRESUPPOSE A LOW VIEW OF PHILOSOPHY?
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1. the image that one has to be super intelligent to do philosophy
2. most students study it late in their academic development 3. most people don't think its practical 4. they don't know what it is or how it can benefit them |
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SOCRATES QUOTE WHAT IS THE UNEXAMINED LIFE? WHAT DID HE MEAN WHEN HE SAID IT? WAS IT WORTH LIVING?
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Socrates ran into individuals who were immersed in the daily activities of life, who rarely took time to stop and think about what they were doing and why they were doing it. they were going through the motions of life without making the effort to reflect and think about what life is about. that Is the unexamined life. Socrates does not mean it in the absolute sense- that people have no value if they live unexamined lives.
Socrates means we are not living the life we were created to live to live unexamined life means to live less than fully human life |
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THE ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD PHILOSOPHY
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philosophy is the combination of two Greek terms
phileo and sophos phileo is the term for love sophos is the term for wisdom philosophy = love of wisdom |
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WORKING DEFINITION OF PHILOSOPHY
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philosophy is the critical examination of our foundational beliefs concerning the nature of reality, knowledge and truth, and our moral social values
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SIX CHARACTERISTICS UNDER THE DESCRIPTION OF PHILOSOPHY
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1. Philosophy rarely deals with facts themselves and philosophical problems are rarely solved
2. philosophy is more concern with method than content 3. one of the goals philosophy is clarification 4. philosophy examines and evaluates everything 5. philosophy is usually with foundational issues that have been around for ages 6. philosophy often appeals to systems of principles or guidelines that we regard to be true |
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COMPARE AND CONTRAST PHILOSOPHY AND RELIGION
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similar:
both philosophy and religion are searching for the ultimate different: religion generally appeals to some form revelation as authoritative to discover truth philosophy uses rational inquiry to discover religious truths |
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COMPARE AND CONTRAST PHILOSOPHY AND SCIENCE
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similar:
both science and philosophy are attempting to understand reality different: science examines physical reality philosophy goes beyond physical reality science deals with first order questions philosophy deals with second order questions |
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COMPARE AND CONTRAST PHILOSOPHY AND ART
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similar:
philosophy and art are often concern with similar topics different: purpose of art is usually to merely express a particular view philosophy attempts to find a rational justification for a particular view |
