Reflection On Philosophy: My Philosophy Of Philosophy

Philosophy seemed to me as one of the most difficult courses because the word equates to deeper wisdom, rational and logic. It also involves discovering the truth about complicated subjects such as ethics, God, free will, happiness and several others. For me, the term “philosophy” requires one to master the art of thinking and fully understand the world. Before taking the course, I never thought of myself as a philosopher. I seldom question things and accept explanations without analyzing if such explanations are logical or not. I never questioned if an all-knowing and caring God really exists and if humans really have free will. I did not entertain arguments regarding the existence of God, free will, and physical world. When other people misbehave or do an evil act, I immediately conclude that certainly, some people are really born evil and some of them are born with negative character. I never questioned why some people break the rules while some obey the laws. Yes, I have a set of beliefs and I live by them without feeling the need to examine their rational state. People around me have firm and varying opinions about politics and religion. But I was never interested in knowing the “how …show more content…
I thought that philosophy are only for those people who are wise and deep-thinkers such as Plato, Lao Tzu and Socrates. However, the lectures suggested that I can also be a philosopher. I began to be interested in asking and trying to find logical answers. One of the most difficult question to answer is how to attain happiness. Before taking Philosophy, this question is very easy to answer. Happiness is being able to do the things that I wanted to do without someone hindering me do it. But this answer seems to be invalid while I was taking the course. Especially when we are introduced to Mill’s Theory of Utilitarianism which presents a different definition of