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Subject: PHILOSOPHY 11 Teacher: KHALIL M. ALI
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The word philosophy comes from two Greek words: philos (love) and sophia (wisdom).The ancient
Greeks used this term to refer to “love of wisdom” and they soon applied it to the study or discipline that
uses human reason to investigate the ultimate causes, reasons, and principles which govern all things.
Philosophy is the study of general and fundamental questions about existence,
knowledge, values, reason, mind, and language. Philosophy in simple words is a way of thinking about the
world, the universe, and society. It works by asking very basic questions about the nature of human
thought, the nature of the universe, and the connections between them. The ideas in philosophy are often
generaland abstract. Philosophy is the study of humans and the world by thinking and asking questions. It
is a science and an art. Philosophy tries to answer important questions by coming up with answers about
real things and asking "why?"

The most notable ancient Greek philosophers are:

Pythagoras (570 BCE to 495 BCE)- A mathematician and scientist, he was credited with
formulating the Pythagorean theorem.

Heraclitus (535 BCe to 475 BCE)- He proposed that everything that exists is based on a
higher order or plan which he called logos.

Democritus (460 BCE to 370 BCE)- He devoted himself to the study of the causes of natural
phenomena.

Diogenes of Sinope (412 BCE to 323 BCE)- He was a known advocate of living a simple and
virtuous life.
Epicurus (341 BCE to 270 BCE)- He believed that philosophy could enable man to live a life
of happiness.

Socrates (470 BCE to 399 BCE)- He was considered the foremost philosophers of ancient
times. He was credited with formulating the Socratic method- means of
examining a topic by devising a series of questions that let the learner examine
and analyze his knowledge and views regarding the topic.

Plato (427 BCE to 347 BCE)- A student of Socrates, he wrote down his mentor’s teaching and
incorporated some of his own ideas into them. Plato’s most significant ideas
included his Theory of Forms, which proposes that everything that exist is based
on an idea or template than can only be perceived in the mind. Plato is also
known for his dialectic- a method of inquiry where two opposing ideas are
discussed in an attempt to arrive at new knowledge. Plato’s lasting contribution
to learning was his founding of the Academy, an institution of higher learning.

Aristotle (384 BCE to 322 BCE)- He attended the Academy, and was the prominent student
of Plato. For him, all ideas and views are based on perception and our reality is
based on what we can sense and perceive. His studies in logic led to the
formulation of a formal process of analyzing reasoning which give rise to
deductive reasoning-the process by which specific statements are analysed to
reach a conclusion or generalization.

SELF-CHECK
Answer the following questions. Select your answer from the words inside the box. Write
your answers on the space provided before the number.
 Philosophy Plato Diogenes of Sinope
Love Socrates Democritus Pythagoras
Aristotle Epicurus Heraclitus

________________ 1. is the study of general and fundamental questions about existence,

knowledge, values, reason, mind, and language
________________ 2 The word philosophy comes from two Greek words: philos ___and sophia
(wisdom)..
________________3. A mathematician and scientist, he was credited with formulating the Pythagorean
theorem.
________________4. He proposed that everything that exists is based on a higher order or plan which
he called logos.

________________5. He attended the Academy, and was the prominent student of Plato. For him, all
ideas and views are based on perception and our reality is based on what we can sense and perceive

________________6. A student of Socrates, he wrote down his mentor’s teaching and incorporated
some of his own ideas into them

________________7. He was considered the foremost philosophers of ancient times. He was credited
with formulating the Socratic method- means of examining a topic by devising a series of questions that let
the learner examine and analyze his knowledge and views regarding the topic.

________________8. He believed that philosophy could enable man to live a life of happiness.

________________9. He devoted himself to the study of the causes of natural phenomena.

________________10. He was a known advocate of living a simple and virtuous life.