INTRO TO PHILOSOPHY
Lesson 1 | ABM-1 | A.Y 2022 – 2023 | SEM 1
What is a Philosophy?
WHAT IS PHILOSOPHY?
 Philo = love/to love
 Sophia = wisdom
Philosophy
Philosophy
 the study of general and fundamental problems,
such as those connected with existence,
knowledge, values, reason, mind, and language.
 Rational attempt to formulate, understand, and
answer fundamental questions.
Pythagoras - was the first man to call himself a
philosopher. He coined the word philosopher which he
defined as tempting to find out.
He coined the word philosopher which he defined as
attempting to find out.
NATURE OF PHILOSOPHY
1. A philosophy is a set of views or beliefs about life and
the universe, which are often held uncritically.
 refers to the meaning as the informal sense of
philosophy; " having " a philosophy
2. Philosophy is a process of a reflecting on and
criticizing our most deeply conceptions and beliefs.
 two senses of philosophy - "having" and "doing"
cannot be treated entirely independent of each
other
3. Philosophy is a rational attempt to look at the world as
a whole.
 it seeks to combine the conclusions of the
various sciences and human experience
4. Philosophy is the logical analysis of language and the
clarification of the meaning of words and concepts
 one of the functions of the philosophy
 nearly all philosophers have used methods of
analysis and have sought to clarify the meaning
of terms and the use of language
5. Philosophy is a group of perennial problems that
interest people and for which philosophers always have
sought answer
 philosophy presses its inquiry into the deepest
problems of human existence
 questions have been answered only tentatively;
many problems remained unsolved
 What is the truth
 What is the distinction between right and wrong
 What is life and why i am here
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IMPORTANCE OF PHILOSOPHY
 the study enables us to think carefully and
clearly about important issues
 -we learn to step backk from our everyday
thinking and to explore the deeper
 the focus of the study is to learn no what to
believe but know to think
 sharpens analytical abilities, enabling you to
identify and evaluate the strengths and
weaknesses in any position
 prompts you to work across indiciplinary
boundaries and to think flexibly
 it also develops your ability to think and work
independently