PEDANTRY WHERE A PERSON DISPLAYS
USELESS KNOWLEDGE
HOLISTIC POINT OF VIEW/
PERSPECTIVE
- LOOKS AT ALL ASPECTS OF THE
GIVEN PROBLEM OR SITUATION
PARTIAL POINT OF VIEW
- LOOKS ONLY AT A LIMITED
NUMBER OF ASPECTS OF THE
GIVEN PROBLEM OR SITUATION.
HOLISM COMES FROM THE GREEK
WORD “ HOLOS” MEANS ALL, ENTIRE,
TOTALITY
HOLISTIC PERSPECTIVE – AIMS TO
DETERMINE AND EXPLAIN THE WHOLE
OR TOTALITY OF A GIVEN SYSTEM
POINT OF VIEW - DEFINED AS A WAY
TO OR A METHOD HOW ONE SEES THE
REALITY OR A PHENOMENON
PARTIAL POINT OF VIEW – A
PERSPECTIVE THAT LOOKS AT REALITY
BASED ON A SINGLE OR PARTIAL
COMPONENT OF A SYSTEM.
PHILOSOPHY IS DEFINED AS LOVE
OF WISDOM OR THE KNOWLEDGE
OF THINGS IN GENERAL BY THEIR
ULTIMATE CAUSES.
DOING PHILOSOPHY - CAN BE
APPLIED IN DAY-TO-DAY ACTIVITIES
AND LIFE PERSPECTIVE, IT INVOLVES
EVALUATIVE PROCESS. IT ALLOWS
PEOPLE TO MAKE BETTER DECISIONS
AND ACT ACCORDINGLY TO
SITUATIONS.
FOUR REASON WHY PHILOSOPHY IS
RELEVANT
 PHILOSOPHY IS THE
FOUNDATION OF CRITICAL
THINKING - IT BRINGS THE
IMPORTANT QUESTIONS TO THE
TABLE AND WORK TOWARDS AN
ANSWER.
 SCIENCE CANNOT ANSWER
EVERY QUESTION – SCIENCE
HELPS US LIVE LONGER,
WHEREAS PHILOSOPHY HELPS US
LIVE BETTER.
 PHILOSOPHY HAS MEANING IN
THE BUSINESS WORLD – IT
EXPLAINS THAT ANYONE WHO
WANTS TO SUCCEED IN A
CHALLENGING OR THE WIDER
SOCIETY NEEDS A CRUCIAL SET
OF SKILLS.
 ANCIENT PHILOSOPHER
CONTINUE TO INFLUENCE
HUMANITY - GREEK
PHILOSOPHERS LIKE PLATO AND
ARISTOTLE LAIS THE
FOUNDATIONS OF WESTERN
CULTURE AND THEIR IDEAS AND
INSIGHTS STILL DICTATE
ESSENTIAL FEATURES OF OUR
WORLD