Introduction to Philosophy Session 2 What is philosophy

Introduction to Philosophy Session 2 What is philosophy? Why study philosophy?

Introduction to Philosophy Session 2 What is philosophy?

Introduction to Philosophy Session 2 φιλοσοφία philosophia "love of wisdom" Philadelphia philanthropy Francophile sophistication

Introduction to Philosophy Session 2 phi·los·o·phy fəˈläsəfē/ noun the study of the fundamental nature of knowledge, reality, and existence, especially when considered as an academic discipline Philosophy (from Greek φιλοσοφία, philosophia, literally "love of wisdom") is the study of general and fundamental problems concerning matters such as existence, knowledge, values, reason, mind, and language.

Introduction to Philosophy Session 2 “natural philosophy” Ph. D Newton’s Mathematical Principles of Natural Philosophy psychology, sociology, linguistics, economics

Introduction to Philosophy Session 2 Metaphysics: the nature of the world Logic: the right ways to think Epistemology: how we know what we think we know Ethics: how we tell right from wrong Political philosophy: how to govern Aesthetics: what is beauty?

Introduction to Philosophy Session 2 Why study philosophy?

Introduction to Philosophy Session 2 self-cultivation, not production not valuable for its products, but for the effect on the people studying it

Introduction to Philosophy Session 2 To think clearly (1) for yourself (2) as a marketable skill

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