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    The document provides an introduction to the philosophy of the human person. It discusses definitions of philosophy, including that it was first used by Pythagoras and means "love of wisdom" in Greek. Philosophy involves different forms of knowledge like opinion, science, and technical skill. For ancient Greeks, philosophy was a way of life used to live better by seeking truth. The document also examines elements of a definition of philosophy as the science that considers all beings in their ultimate causes through natural reason.

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    INTRODUCTION TO THE

    PHILOSOPHY OF THE
    HUMAN PERSON
    ACTIVITY

    First
    Impression
    Definition

    “There are as many


    definitions to
    philosophy as there
    are philosophers.”
    Definition

    PHILOSOPHY
    was first used by
    PYTHAGORAS,
    a Greek philosopher
    and mathematician.

    Think Pythagorean Theorem!


    Etymological Definition

    PHILOSOPHY
    from the Greek words

    “philia” = love
    and
    “sophia” = wisdom
    Etymological Definition
    Etymological Definition
    DIFFERENT FORMS OF KNOWLEDGE
    DOXA/OPINION
    DOXA/OPINION
    EPISTEME/SCIENTIFIC KNOWLEDGE
    EPISTEME/SCIENTIFIC KNOWLEDGE
    TECHNE/TECHNICAL KNOWLEDGE
    TECHNE/TECHNICAL KNOWLEDGE
    SOPHIA/WISDOM
    Etymological Definition
    Etymological Definition
    Definition
    Definition

    Philosophy for Socrates, Plato,


    and the rest of the ancient Greek
    philosophers was not just about
    finding the truth (though it did
    involve that) – need for the truth
    was in order to live better.
    PHILOSOPHY
    is a way of life.
    PIERRE HADOT
    French Philosopher and Philologist
    Definition
    Philosophy is a way of life:
    “the goal
    of [philosophy] is
    to transform the
    whole of the individual’s life.”
    Definition
    “real wisdom
    does not merely
    cause us to know:
    it makes us ‘be’
    in a different way.”
    Definition

    Philosophy
    is an
    act of doing.
    Real Definition
    Elements of the Definition
    ✓ Science
    ✓ all things/beings
    ✓ in their ultimate causes
    ✓ acquired by the natural light
    of reason.
    Elements of the Definition
    Elements of the Definition
    Elements of the Definition
    Two Types of Beings
    Two Types of Beings
    Elements of the Definition
    ✓ Science
    ✓ all things/beings
    ✓ in their ultimate causes
    ✓ acquired by the natural light
    of reason.
    Elements of the Definition
    Aristotle’s Four Causes
    Elements of the Definition
    ✓ Science
    ✓ all things/beings
    ✓ in their ultimate causes
    ✓ acquired by the natural light
    of reason.
    Elements of the Definition
    NATURAL REASON SUPERNATURAL
    REASON

    ✓ refers to human reason ✓ refers to faith

    ✓ has limitations ✓ no limitations

    ✓ realm of Philosophy ✓ realm of Theology


    When
    philosophy ends,
    theology begins.
    Real Definition

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