PHIL 150

INTRODUCTION INTO PHILOSOPHY

The meaning of Philosophy comes from ancient Greece love of wisdom Truth (objective & subjective) is independent, eternal & immutable (pre Socratics, Socrates, post Socratics) Factual truth based on reality Actual truth immortal, always there, need to discover The first thinker think about God & nature Philosophers search fundamental of new ideas, they tend to take a broader view of everything than most other people, they look at things as if from farther away, to see how they all fit together Pre request to be a philosopher you can shake it but cannot break it

Find weak point Critical Detail Analytical

Why? Reasons (Prove it with evidence)

Knowledge

What is that?

Information

Our opinion based on three states: 1. Emotional / bias 2. Impartial / rational 3. Critical / intelligent Substance versus form Boundless having no limit Philosophy is the quest of enlightment that began when human beings first started to try to comprehend the world through the power of reason, it is a questioning thats seeks to probe into the most fundamental aspects of human existence & it also asks questions about the nature of human perception, experience, knowledge & understanding Thinking culture Progressive thinking western

PHIL 150 Important ideas philosophers Plato Aristotle Thomas Aquinas Spinoza Descartes Perfect, unchanging, ideal forms lend order & understand to physical reality Each identifiable thing has an essence that supplies it with a purpose culminating in the prime mover Reality was created by God according to His plan Reality is all one substance, including God & nature, everything that exists is a part of this one substance which is capable of thought (vitalism) Physical reality works according to mechanical principles. In addition, there is spiritual reality, including God & the mind, that can think (dualism)

The value of Philosophy 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. The ability to form ones own opinions & beliefs Profound self-awareness. Philosophy deepens self-awareness by inviting us to examine the basic intellectual foundations of our lives Flexibility. Philosophy promotes what some have termed a philosophical calm Generally creative. Develop a philosophical perspective on issues, problems, and events Value systems in morality, the arts, politics, and so on Happiness is the end or goal of all human beings Maintenance needs The integration of experience into a unified, coherent, systematic world view Philosophy offers the opportunity to test various beliefs, outlooks, and lifestyles