In Greek terms, Philo means to love and Sophos means knowledge; Philosophy is the study about loving knowledge. When people think of philosophy, people only think of the idea each person has a personal philosophy such as beliefs in his or her own rights. Philosophy is not a narrow subject, but a broad subject that allows more than just a personal Philosophy that every person knows and has. Philosophy has 3, and to some philosophers, 4 main branches: Ethics, Epistemology, Metaphysics, and Logic. Philosophy is the strong basis to which many sciences have been created from. With these branches of Philosophy, it is easy to see that Philosophy is the backbone of many popular modern sciences like Biology, Psychology, and Geology. Philosophy generated the idea of questioning life and looking for new knowledge. It is common for people to demean Philosophy and praising other sciences without understanding the Philosophy is an important aspect of science. For each modern science, one thing remains the same; research is made to find knew ideas and knowledge about their specific branches of study. Philosophy is essential in sciences; Philosophy is used in sciences through critical thinking, to birth new sciences, and the evolution of sciences. One of the strongest ideologies of Philosophy is the idea of Critical thinking. Critical thinking is a skill people gain in order to question research, create hypothesis, and gain new knowledge. When a person is thinking critically, that means that the person is not taking any knowledge or information as law and in stone. Not all knowledge is 100% correct and every bit of information can be argued about. A common way to test whether a person is able to think critically is by looking at the daily articles that can be found on Facebook. Many of these articles state: “Research says,” or “Science shows that” or anything similar to this type of fallacious information. A person who has trained in the ability to think critically knows that any information that does not directly reference research is fallacious information through proof surrogates (Dweyer & Rainbolt, 2012). Explaining that someone has done research but not explaining the details of the research shows that the information given is vague, could be bias, and could be falsely recorded on the article. Critical thinking allows people to have the power to question authority and to not be afraid to question other people and where they get their information. Not every piece of information given to someone should be absolute, and it is human nature to question whether something is absolute.
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Philosophy and critical thinking is the study in which every part of human life is questioned. Philosophers had to think critically to see what can be considered as truth. The branch of Ethics is a strong example of how critical thinking can be a necessary aspect of life. The branch of ethics is the branch that philosophers question morality and what is right and wrong (Dweyer & Rainbolt, 2012). It takes a skilled person who has learned critical thinking to question what is right or wrong. An example of this is the concept of Utilitarianism. Utilitarianism is the idea that people do the morally ethical thing when it gives the most benefit (or happiness)(Cite Text Book). An example of Utilitarianism could be like the predicament Batman was put into in the movie, The Dark Knight, where Batman had to pick whether he could save the DA, Harvey Dent, or the love of his life, Rachel Dawes. Batman had to choose whether he wanted his own personal benefit, or the city of Gotham to benefit from Harvey Dent’s ideas for the future. Batman chose to save Harvey Dent in order for the whole city to benefit rather than just him to be happy. Critical thinking is a skill that is used in every field of science and is necessary for people to create new research for science. When a person knows how to think critically, he or she becomes a smarter person in general. Being able to think critically will open doors to many people in the world and is generally a viable skill to be able to have. Critical thinking is most prominent in people who question things for a living and do not accept all types of knowledge as concrete evidence. Every person is self-aware
Philosophy and critical thinking is the study in which every part of human life is questioned. Philosophers had to think critically to see what can be considered as truth. The branch of Ethics is a strong example of how critical thinking can be a necessary aspect of life. The branch of ethics is the branch that philosophers question morality and what is right and wrong (Dweyer & Rainbolt, 2012). It takes a skilled person who has learned critical thinking to question what is right or wrong. An example of this is the concept of Utilitarianism. Utilitarianism is the idea that people do the morally ethical thing when it gives the most benefit (or happiness)(Cite Text Book). An example of Utilitarianism could be like the predicament Batman was put into in the movie, The Dark Knight, where Batman had to pick whether he could save the DA, Harvey Dent, or the love of his life, Rachel Dawes. Batman had to choose whether he wanted his own personal benefit, or the city of Gotham to benefit from Harvey Dent’s ideas for the future. Batman chose to save Harvey Dent in order for the whole city to benefit rather than just him to be happy. Critical thinking is a skill that is used in every field of science and is necessary for people to create new research for science. When a person knows how to think critically, he or she becomes a smarter person in general. Being able to think critically will open doors to many people in the world and is generally a viable skill to be able to have. Critical thinking is most prominent in people who question things for a living and do not accept all types of knowledge as concrete evidence. Every person is self-aware