Intro to Phil

The term “philosophy is an English translation of the Greek word

the combination of the two Greek words namely,

Love is

wisdom is

The study of the fundamental nature ofknowledge, reality, and existence, especiallywhen considered as an academic discipline.

Those who study philosophy areperpetually engaged in______________________for their answers to life’s most basicquestions such as those about existence,reason, knowledge, values, mind, andlanguage

THE COMMON MEANING OF PHILOSOPHY

Philosophical approach is systematic, and it follows certain steps, or it employs certain procedures; it is an ordered body of learning as any other sciences.

Philosopher uses his natural capacity to think or simply human reason alone or so-called unaided reason

The reason is thatphilosophy is not onedimensional or partial. Inshort, a philosopher doesnot limit himself to aparticular object of inquiry.He questions almostanything, if not everything(God, Society, Language, Etc.It is multidimensional orholistic.

Principle of Identity,Principle of Non -Contradiction, Principle of Excluded Middle,Principle of Sufficient Reason

It means that each thingis identical with itself. [principles]

it is impossible for a thing to be and not be at the same time, and at the same respect. rule of logic [principles]

a thing is either is or is not; everything must be either be or nor be; between being and not being, there is no middle ground possible.[principles]

nothing exists without a sufficient reason for its being and existence [principle]