Doing Philosophy

In good, in truth, in beauty

 At the end of the lesson, you are
expected to articulate the nature of the
philosophical act, describe what an
insight is, demonstrate the value of
truth, and explain the importance of
philosophy to human life
“The unexamined life is not worth
living”
-Socrates
We ask question
Eliciting the Truth
by question and
answer
Elen Socratic Method
chus of questioning
LEARN
 K
TRUTH What do N
TRUE
Knowing you want O
Thyself to W
Know Thyself
Philosophy is the eternal quest for the
TRUTH
For Socrates, the only true knowing is docta ignorantia
otherwise known as “to know that you don’t know”
Unlearning
Humility
We will know ourselves by emptying
ourselves
 Who am I?

What makes you, you?

Our immediate task is to respond to the
question.
 Man is not a raw datum of nature. We are not
just a by-product of our biological environment.

We are who we are on the

basis of true wisdom
Our knowledge must lead to real virtue

This Virtue is called Arête or the virtue

of EXCELLENCE
For Socrates, the only true knowing is docta ignorantia
otherwise known as “to know that you don’t know”
Moral wisdom not just intellectual
wisdom
 Philosophy

Philo Sophia
Love Wisdom
Lover of wisdom

Philosophers
Wise men
Moral wisdom not just intellectual
wisdom
 Wise men

Out of humility
 All this can be achieved by
situating your life in what is
truth
But the being is sometimes
confined to his routine,
hence he loses track of what
truly matters in life.
“everything has been figured
out, except how to live”
-Jean Paul Sartre
Louder than words
What does the song reveals
pertaining to our topic?
Break out rooms
Discuss:
1. Who am I?
2. How do we ought to
live?
3. Why is it important to
ask questions?