METHODS OF

PHILOSOPHIZING
REPORTER:
ERIKA CABALQUINTO
JOHANNA MARIE E. GONO
ANGELA CLARISSE M. LAREZA
JAKE A. DONOR
ALLEN JORIZ P. MANLANAT
 PHILOSOPHIZING
Philosophizing is to think or express oneself 
in a philosophical manner. It considers or 
discusses a (matter) from a philosophical 
standpoint
 Philosophers often grapple with the concept
of “truth”. Truth lies at the heart of any
inquiry . Knowledge must be truthful to gain
validity and acceptance . However , the
concept of truth remains a highly debated
and much-discussed topic among
philosophers. Philosophers consider truth as a
kind of quality value .
What is truth and why it is important ?
Before we discuss truth, it is important to clarify knowledge, since it
is through knowing that we are able to determine what is true.
Knowledge is the clear awareness and understanding of something. It is
the product of questions that allow for clear answers provided by the
fact.
How do we know if something is true ?
There are several views regarding truth. Philosophers emphasize the
importance of beliefs as a basis for determining truth. But what kind of
beliefs is truthful? How do we know that what we believe is true ?
Ancient Greek philosophers approached the problem of truth by
looking at the nature of knowledge and how we know what we know.
We assume that everything we know about this world is true. But
philosophers who pondered upon the origins of knowledge doubted
everything that is to know about themselves and the world, In doing
so , they were able to better understand the means by which humans
 A. PHENOMENOLOGY: CONSCIOUSNESS

Edmund Husserl Founded “Phenomenology” – Where

the truth is based on the person’s consciousness .
This focuses on careful inspections and description of
phenomena or appearances, defines as any object of
conscious experience, that is, that which we are conscious
of (Johnson).
The word “phenomenon” comes directly from the Greek
(phainomenon) meaning “appearance”
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