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    This document provides an introduction to the concept of philosophy. It discusses philosophy as child's play, using examples of questions children might ask their parents to illustrate philosophical thinking. The document then defines philosophy as the love of wisdom, explaining that wisdom refers to the understanding behind particular claims. It provides a brief overview of the historical development of philosophy from its pre-classical roots focusing on nature and science to modern questions about the limits and sources of knowledge.

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    What is Philosophy?

    Philosophy is child’s play


    • A child is prohibited from watching his
    favourite TV programme, because the other
    children want to watch another show. He turns
    to his mother and says:

    • Mammy why is it better for three people to be


    selfish, rather than one person?
    Philosophy is child’s play
    • Child: Daddy how do I know the clock doesn’t
    go round twice when I’m asleep?
    • Daddy: Because you couldn’t sleep for 24hrs!
    • Child: But what of it went faster while I was
    asleep, and no one saw it?
    • Daddy: Don’t be silly.
    • Child: Can I bring the clock into my room
    tonight to make sure it doesn’t go round twice.
    Definition of philosophy:

    • Philo - Sophia
    • Love – Wisdom

    • Philosophy is the love of wisdom.

    • Wisdom is the understanding behind


    particular claims.
    Philosophy so far!
    •Pre-classical: Concerned with nature
    and science
    •Classical Greeks: Concerned with
    humanity and ethics.
    •Modern Philosophy: Concerned with
    questions of knowledge: How do we
    know? (Epistemology) Descartes.
    •German enlightenment: Pushing the
    limits of knowledge: Kant and Hegel
    •Existentialism: Concerned about
    human existence.
    •Analytical Philosophy. Formal logic
    and analyses of Language.
    •Phenomenology. Concerned with
    everyday phenomenon.

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