Name: Cadiz, Kaye T.

Year/Section: BBTLED-ICT 1-1

Activity 1

Students who study philosophy gain a lot of advantages by doing so. In further education and
jobs, the methods learned by philosophy are of great value. Despite the seemingly vague aspect of the
questions posed by philosophers, the teachings of the instrument's theory seem to be strongly sought after
by employers. Students in philosophy learn how, with a critical mind, to write simply and read closely;
they are taught to spot poor logic and how to prevent it in their writing and work. It is also not shocking
that philosophy students have, on average, scored more on exams such as the LSAT and GRE than
virtually any other discipline traditionally. Some of our students merge other subjects to research
philosophy. The most significant explanation for researching philosophy is that it is of immense and
everlasting importance. We all have to answer, for ourselves, the questions that philosophers have posed.
Students will learn how to ask the questions well in this department, and how we can begin to build
answers. Philosophy is important, but it is also highly enjoyable, and many award-winning professors in
our faculty make the experience of learning about philosophy interesting. Our faculty is committed to a
participatory model of teaching, in which the tools and the ability to establish and share their own
philosophical opinions are offered to students.

The practical man understands the material needs; the goods of the mind are less aware of them.
The philosophical mind has a conscience, which reaches beyond ordinary life and the universe. The
practitioner does not notice the environment and other people because of his own interests. We are
distracted by the fact that devoting time to theory — functional problems are an old concept. And, of
course, philosophy itself is a philosophy that needs a reason, not only as useful or practical as other
subjects or practices. In a democratic society, ideology isn't going to fatten our sacks or take us to dizzy
dignities; it may even make us a little messy. Maybe philosophy will grant us the healing unity of the
spirit if we remain true to it. We are too slovenly and self-contradictory in our thinking; it may be that we
can make ourselves transparent, and draw ourselves back into consistency, and be embarrassed to harbor
contradictory impulses or convictions. And by the unity of mind, the unity of intent and character which
makes a personality may come and give some order and dignity to our existence.
Name: Cadiz, Kaye T. Year/Section: BBTLED-ICT 1-1

Activity 2

Apatheia is a state of mind in stoic philosophy in which one is free from mental disturbance; free
from all emotions. Apathy is the source of the term "apathy," but the ancient sense of apathy is closer to
equanimity than to indifference. To some point, the Stoic word "apatheia" is inaccurate, even in the
cultural sense of the ancient Stoics. In truth, the Stoic view is that the wise and noble individual is going
to have certain emotions. The wise man feels not happiness, but joy; not fear, but prudence; not greed for
preferred things, but greed. Stoic pleasure, then, is not completely devoid of emotion. Simplifying
significantly, achieving apathy is simple: take care of just the things you need. Put the most of it behind.
Since thought, according to the stoic philosophers, the only thing you have power over is your character
and your virtue. So, you're thinking about that, and nothing else. That's, you're thinking about and
working on what kind of human you are. Event-wise, what happens to you is largely out of your
influence. And now, out of the domain of your desires and passions. So, no matter what life throws at
you, you're coping with it, well, apathetic. Just your character matters to you, emotionally.

The word "hedonism" applies to a variety of similar ideas regarding what's good for us, whether
we can act and what motivates us to act in the manner we do. "hedonism" means "play." Both hedonistic
ideas identify pleasure and pain as the only essential elements to explain some phenomenon. Hedonistic
ideas would not be quite as unpopular if joy and pain were known merely as two main components rather
than as the merely essential factors of what they describe. However, what makes hedonism unique and
philosophically fascinating is the contention that pleasure and suffering are the two aspects of ultimate
significance. Epicurus thinks that positive pleasures are not there. It is just the lack of suffering that he
calls joy. If we can enter an omnipresent state of mind, we can call it pleasure. It is important to
remember that Epicurus here does not only mean physical discomfort, such as toothache or so. "Pain" is
for him any feeling bad, distracting us from happiness. It may be a toothache, but hunger, exhaustion, the
sense of weakness may also occur. It can also mean anxiety, for instance if I worry that I will lose my
work or worry a medical test tomorrow. And, of course, anxiety is the most significant source of the
discomfort. We scare little things: bugs or night halls. We still dread bigger things, however: to kill our
beloved in an accident. It's incurably diseased. And dead, of course.