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CHAPTER 1

The Exprience of Philosophy


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Plato, Theaetetus believes

Wonder is thefeeling of aphilosopher, and

philosophy beginsin wonder


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Will Durant, The Mansions of

Philosophy believesFor what if we should

fatten our purses, or riseto high office, and yet allthe mind, brutal inbehavior, unstable incharacter, chaotic in

desire, and blindlymiserableperhaps

hi oso h wi ive us i


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Knowledge that couldhelp them earn a livingand secure for

themselves thenecessities andcomforts of life.

Things that could make theirknowledge more specialized.


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The study of Philosophy (which they

myopically understand to be simply thestudy of arguments and the activity ofidle speculation, useless to the practical

business of finding things out and

consisting mostly of irrelevanttheorizing), so they claim, tends to be

unproductive and just a waste of

valuable time.


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Reasons why students should study

and practice PHILO:1. Sharpens the mind of the student who is

studying disciplines within the academiccommunity.

2. Helps us to clarify issues, discriminateamong options, and make better decisions.

3. Enhances our personal lives.

4. Assists us in penetrating to the roots ofour commitments by helping us toinvestigate and substantiate our personalconvictions.


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There are 2 major reasons forthis:

1. Philosophers in the past havesought confine philosophywithin narrower boundaries,

because it tends to claim toomuch.2. 2. Unfortunate

consequence ofthe first


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1. The Love of Wisdom

= Philosophy comes from aGreek word Philosophia.

=

The term Philos is usuallytranslated as Love, andSophia is ordinarilytranslated to English as

Wisdom.


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2. The Love of Exercising Ones Curiosityand Intelligence

= Herodotus, instead of using the termPhilosophia, has used the term

Philosophein in the context which meansnothing more than the desire to know orto find out

3. The Love of Wisdom that can Facethe Test of Critical Discussions

= Plato defined PHILO as an activity


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4. The Collective Name for UnansweredQuestions=William James defined PHILO as thecollective name for questions that have notbeen answered to the satisfaction of all that

have asked him.5. Philosophy is a Theory of Language= Rudolph Carnap, in his book LogicalSyntax defined PHILO as a theory of thescientific use of language.

= Logical positivists, like Carnap, believe

that there are only 2 meaningful statements:


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Ability to WonderThe predisposition of the mind to wonderand to be curious about everything from the

peculiar to the very ordinary.Sense ofAutonomyThe quality of the mind to be independent,or the freedom of the will from external

control and influence.Sense of ObjectivityThe ability of the mind to be open-minded ortolerant to some unpopular ideas, opinion, or

beliefs of others.


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The History of PHILOStudies major philosophers, periods in thedevelopment of philosophy, history in singlenation, and philosophical movements.

LogicIt deals with methods for distinguishinggood from bad reasoning.

EthicsTakes up the meaning of our moralconcepts such as right action, obligationand justice, and formulates principles toguide moral decisions.


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Metaphysics

Seek basic criteria for determining whatsorts of things are real.

EpistemologyConcerns the nature and scope ofknowledge.

AestheticsOne of the oldest fields. It is commonlyknown as Philosophy of Art and itconcerns the nature of art, including

both the performing arts and painting,


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Philosophy of

ReligionPhilosophy ofScience

Ethic

sPhilosophy ofLanguage


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