Introduction to

Philosophy

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Introduction

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 What is Philosophy?
• The Ancient Greek word “philosophia” was
probably coined by Pythagoras and
literally means "love of wisdom"

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 What is Philosophy?

• Philosophy is the study of the

general and fundamental nature of
reality, existence, knowledge,
values, reason, mind, and
language.
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PYTHAGORAS

First man to
use
philosophy
 3 Classes of People
who attended the Olympic Games

Lovers of
Knowledge and
Wisdom
Lovers of Gain Lovers of Honor
 Concepts of Philosophy

• People, though unconsciously, have a

philosophy in life
• The activity of reflecting on, analyzing
once’s belief, reasons for action and
decisions could be a kind of philosophy
• Philosophy could also be a reconstructed
belief or a value system
BRANCHES OF PHILOSOPHY
ETHICS
• Ethos – moral
philosophy
• Concerned about
human conduct
• Deals with norms and
standards of right or
wrong
• Prescriptive
AESTHETIC
• Aesthetikos- sensitive
or perceptive
• Concerned with the
analysis of aesthetic
experience and idea of
what is beauty
EPISTEMOLOGY
• Episteme – knowledge
• Deals with various problem
concerning knowledge
Origins of Knowledge:
Empiricism – given by
experience
Rationalism – given by the
mind
LOGIC
• Studies correct
principle of reasoning
• Test how to interpret
patterns, numbers and
shapes
Example:
2, 4, 16, 256, _____
METAPHYSICS
• Study of the nature of
reality
Meta - itself
Physics – natural
science w/c studies
matter, motion and
behavior through space
and time