DOING

PHILOSOPHY
(GROUP 1)
TO ASK QUESTIONS, TO
REFLECT, AND TO
FORMULATE AND
EVALUATE ARGUMENTS.
Origin of
Philosophy
Aristotle, following
Socrates, argued that
philosophy begins in
wonder or in the act of
being perplexed.
Aristotle would have us
believe, one begins to
think- in a sense, one
begins to philosophize.
“ Philosophy
begins in
wonder “
DOING PHILOSOPHY
- pursuit of wisdom
- loving wisdom
- thinking about thinking
Philosophy is different from
- opinion - point of view
- preference - ideology
- belief - advocacy
PHILOSOPHICAL
REFLECTION
the act of giving time to
think about the meaning
and purpose of life.
- Gabriel Marcel
TWO TYPES OF
PHILOSOPHICAL
REPLECTION
1. PRIMARY
REFLECTION
= Fragmented and
compartmentalized
thinking
= instrumental thinking:
“means-end” kind of
thinking
2. SECONDARY
REFLECTION
= integrates the
fragmented and
compartmentalized
experience into a
coherent whole
NECESSARY
SKILLS NEEDED
IN DOING
PHILOSOPHY
Philosophical
Reflection
- Enables us to look
deeper into our
experiences and see the
bigger picture of reality.
Contruction and
Evaluation of
Arguments
- allows us to
express our ideas in
a systematic and
logical way.
- allows us to
examine the ideas
of other people.
BASIC WAY
OF DOING
PHILOSOPHY
ARGUMENT
- MONTY PYTHON
An argument is a
connected series of
statement intended to
establish definite
proposition
Basic
Ingredients of
an Argument ;
1. Proposition ;
statement of assertion
that is either true or
false
A proposition can
either be:
A Premise or
A Conclusion
That’s All
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