Toni Jean Manabat October 14, 2022

STEM – Mendeleev Reflection Paper #1

Reflection Paper
Every Thursday, 1pm to 3 pm

Philosophy is a broad subject that might be challenging to comprehend. What I learned in

philosophy class certainly makes me think and keeps my mind interested. Philosophy compels us to pose
particular questions, such as "Why?" Why did this occur and how did it occur? It acknowledges that
everything is connected and breaks down what everything is.
In the last few weeks of studying Philosophy of a Human Person, I've seen a wide range of
definitions of philosophy from some of the greatest philosophers ever to live. I learned how the triad of
Master-Student philosophers, Socrates, Plato, and Aristotle, thought via their writings and readings. St.
Thomas Aquinas, St. Anselm, and St. Augustine of Hippo, among others, are among the saints whose ideas
I have sufficient understanding. I have read the thoughts of Rene Descartes, the inventor of the Cartesian
plane. Immanuel Kant, the man who tried to unite rationalism with empiricism, was the intellect behind
the great unifier's schemes. In addition, I gained knowledge of Ludwig Wittgenstein and Michael
Foucault. From my perspective, philosophy is merely dependant on a certain kind of opinion based on an
individual's life experience and worldview. The majority of these great philosophers' philosophical ideas
were founded on human experiences and real observations. I believe they had been exposed to a great
deal of information for an extended period of time, allowing them to reach conclusions such as the
Analogy of the Cave, Theory of Forms, Socratic Method, and Anselm's ontological argument.
In my conclusion, I emphasized the worldwide impact of philosophy on the globe. Learning that
when people express their opinions with others, particularly one-on-one, they have the capacity to alter
the course of events. Philosophy has enhanced my interest in the efficacy of words. This class has
provided me with a range of insights, viewpoints, and experiences. Therefore, there are both good and
bad components to philosophy interpreting someone's unintended work. This is beneficial since it allows
you to uncover concepts that vary from what others might anticipate. I observed in our discussions that
sometimes individuals took the reading in a totally different direction than I did, which allowed me to see
a different aspect of a philosopher's work. On the other side, it might be unfavorable to perceive things
differently from a philosopher, since if you actually misread their concepts, what the philosopher is
providing could be weakened and not understood in your own thinking. It is also fascinating to see the
evolution of philosophy. I agree with Lev Shestov, author of What is Philosophy, that it is difficult to
define philosophy.