first of all philosophy is everybody’s business; every time we reason‚ we use philosophy. WHY DO WE NEED TO STUDY PHILOSOPHY? a. It helps us clarify issues‚ discriminate among options and make better decisions. Philosophy helps us to choose the better choice or options. b. Philosophy has a practical side. Philosophy is something that we can do. It helps us to be critical and with the help of philosophy‚ we protect ourselves from destructive ideas. c. Philosophy can be a pleasurable
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1) Explain (the main ideas and views) and evaluate (by giving arguments) the view of Heraclitus regarding the nature of reality? Heraclitus was one of many pre-Socratic philosophers‚ and he’s considered to be the most important and influential. I don’t know why‚ I find him a bit contradictory. His way of thinking was the result of perception and intuition. He despised rational‚ logical‚ conceptual thought. His pronouncements were purposely self-contradictory. "We are and at the same time are not
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BS Architecture Olanio‚ Marc Q. BS Architecture Branches of Philosophy Main branches of philosophy Traditionally‚ there are five main branches of philosophy. They are: Metaphysics‚ which deals with the fundamental questions of reality. Epistemology‚ which deals with our concept of knowledge‚ how we learn and what we can know. Logic‚ which studies the rules of valid reasoning and argumentation Ethics‚ or moral philosophy‚ which is concerned with human values and how individuals should act
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Branches of Philosophy 1. Logic Logic is the science and art of correct thinking. It attempts to codify the rules of rational thought. Logicians explore the structure of arguments that preserve truth or allow the optimal extraction of knowledge from evidence. Logic is one of the primary tools philosophers use in their inquiries; the precision of logic helps them to cope with the subtlety of philosophical problems and the often misleading nature of conversational language. 2. Ethics Ethics is
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Philosophy of Education - HISTORICAL OVERVIEW‚ CURRENT TRENDS philosophical philosophers field educational Search All U.S. Universities HISTORICAL OVERVIEW William K. Frankena CURRENT TRENDS Nicholas C. Burbules Nathan Raybeck HISTORICAL OVERVIEW The word education is used sometimes to signify the activity‚ process‚ or enterprise of educating or being educated and sometimes to signify the discipline or field of study taught in schools of education that concerns itself with this activity
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account A Wise Young Muslim Boy Many years ago‚ during the time of the Tâbi’în (the generation of Muslims after the Sahâbah)‚ Baghdâd was a great city of Islam. In fact‚ it was the capital of the Islamic Empire and‚ because of the great number of scholars who lived there‚ it was the center of Islamic knowledge. One day‚ the ruler of Rome at the time sent an envoy to Baghdad with three challenges for the Muslims. When the messenger reached the city‚ he informed the khalîfah that he had three questions
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BUDDHIST PHILOSOPHY Buddhism is one of the most remarkable development of Indian thought. It is an offshoot of later Vedic thought. Buddhism is founded on the rejection of certain orthodox Hindu Philosophical concepts. It has many philosophical views with Hinduism‚ such as belief in Karma‚ a cause and effect relationship between all that has being done and all that will be done. Events that occur are held to be direct results of previous events. The ultimate goal for both is to eliminate Karma
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Romanowski Philosophy 101 ‘Value of Philosophy’ September 14‚ 2009 In the reading of ‘Value of Philosophy‚’ Russell starts off by explaing the “practical man‚” believes that‚ “the influence of science or of practical affairs‚ are inclined to doubt whether philosophy is anything better than innocent.” Russell is trying to explain that the “practical man” looks at the meaning of philosophy‚ and sees philosophy only in black and white‚ and when the “practical man” thinks about philosophy‚ they believe
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The functions of philosophy are the uses of the subject to us as individuals and as members of a society. Some contemporary thinkers called the Analytic philosophers see philosophy as a study that essentially simplifies and analyses issues and statements pertaining to other subjects in order to enable us understand them better. The functions of philosophy are explained as follows: 1.Analytical Function This has to do with the analysis and clarification of ideas‚ issues‚ and statements to
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The Importance of Philosophy or “Why Should I Take Philosophy?” Dave Yount‚ Ph.D. Once someone who does not know me well comes to find out that I am a philosopher‚ the next question that he or she inevitably asks is‚ “What can you do with philosophy besides teach?” My answer is and has been‚ “You can think‚ and hopefully better.” Part of philosophy is critical thinking‚ which is the ability to question your (or anyone else’s) assumptions‚ discover and hopefully articulate good reasons for your position
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