What is Philosophy?
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Philosophy is a study that explains our existence and reality based on established and proven fundamental principles. It also explains problems concerning our mind, matter, reason, knowledge and values.
It comes from the Greek word "philosophia" that means "the love of wisdom".
Philosophy analyzes questions on how people should live, what type of things exist, what is genuine knowledge and the logic behind it. It also investigates the principles of reality, the knowledge of truth, the nature of man and his beliefs and his behavior.
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In its simplest form, the definition of philosophy is about wisdom. What we believe, interpret, or our attitude towards an object or subject. Some discussion on the value of Philosophy are focused on comparing the “goods of the mind” with the “goods of the body”.
The “goods of the mind” refer to a quest for knowledge and how we view or understand how life is evolving. The “goods of the body” is more about the things we need to survive in life such as food, water, shelter, and clothing.
While philosophy is more about the mind, we also need to feed our body to provide the strength, so that our mind can properly function. Therefore, we must try to keep a perfect balance between mind and body. We should clear our mind and not be biased in our thoughts. We should keep and open mind and ask questions.
We want to know, we want the naked truth. I personally would much prefer an ugly truth to a soothing lie.
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Philosophy is a really interesting subject. It's so subjective, and always makes discussion generation simple. I've never taught it, personally, but have known teachers who have, and they love it.
I am following your blog, you must be a teacher @steveblucher, your posts are interesting too. I am tutoring only 😊
Oh, tutoring would be a great thing to do. I sometimes look forward to times when I can slow down a bit and tutor rather than teach. It's such a hectic career! Thanks for following,I try to keep my posts as interesting as possible. I think anyone who visits deserves some level of entertainment and knowledge enhancement!
This is a very interesting topic. Maybe you could have added an example of what philosophy looks like :)
Hi @tripswithtam - This is a very interesting topic indeed. And a vast one. I am tutoring students for an introductory philosophy course, so I am planning to publish some hot discussions here :) Stay tuned
Yes completely agree with your last statement! :) Always enjoyed philosophy! A great post, and lovely images you chose :)
Thank you, I will post some more on this subject, the school started 😊 Sometimes I come across really interesting discussions, well worth sharing.
Nice reading.
"I personally would much prefer an ugly truth to a soothing lie."
IMO, it'll be great if you could provide us with an example in order to open a discussion :)
Thanks for the suggestion @programarivm, will publish more articles on this subject and try to open discussions, let's see if we can get an interesting engagement, I would love too.