1 DEFINITIONS of PHILOSOPHY By Mr.Anand Christi 1 DEFINITIONS of PHILOSOPHY ETYMOLOGY: ENGLISH = PHILOSOPHIE, OLD FRENCH =PHILOSOPHIA, GREEK = PHILOSOPHI, ARAB = FALSAFAH ETYMOLOGY: ENGLISH = PHILOSOPHIE, OLD FRENCH =PHILOSOPHIA, GREEK = PHILOSOPHI, ARAB = FALSAFAH WHAT IS THE PHILOSOPHY ? PHILOSOPHIA PHILOS () PHILIA (FRIENDSHIP) SOPHOS (WISDOM) : ER OF WISDOM PHILOSOPHY IS MOTHER OF THE COMMON SENSE : ER OF WISDOM PHILOSOPHY IS MOTHER OF THE COMMON SENSE MORE ABOUT PHILOSOPHY LOVE AND PURSUIT OF WISDOM BY INTELLECTUAL MEANS AND MORAL SELF- DISCIPLINE. INVESTIGATION OF THE NATURE, CAUSES, OR PRINCIPLES OF REALITY, KNOWLEDGE, OR VALUES, BASED ON LOGICAL REASONING RATHER THAN EMPIRICAL METHODS. LOVE AND PURSUIT OF WISDOM BY INTELLECTUAL MEANS AND MORAL SELF- DISCIPLINE. INVESTIGATION OF THE NATURE, CAUSES, OR PRINCIPLES OF REALITY, KNOWLEDGE, OR VALUES, BASED ON LOGICAL REASONING RATHER THAN EMPIRICAL METHODS. MORE AND MORE ABOUT PHILOSOPHY THE CRITICAL ANALYSIS OF FUNDAMENTAL ASSUMPTIONS OR BELIEFS. THE DISCIPLINES PRESENTED IN UNIVERSITY CURRICULUMS OF SCIENCE AND THE LIBERAL ARTS, EXCEPT MEDICINE, LAW, AND THEOLOGY. THE CRITICAL ANALYSIS OF FUNDAMENTAL ASSUMPTIONS OR BELIEFS. THE DISCIPLINES PRESENTED IN UNIVERSITY CURRICULUMS OF SCIENCE AND THE LIBERAL ARTS, EXCEPT MEDICINE, LAW, AND THEOLOGY. MORE SPECIFICALLY PHILOSOPHY IS A THOUGHTFUL EXAMINATION OF REALITY, ESPECIALLY PROBLEMS INVOLVING IDEALS, TRUTH, REASON, DISCOURSE, AND DUTY, ACCOMPANIED BY AN ATTEMPT TO PUT FIRST THINGS FIRST AND EXPOSE ILLUSION. PHILOSOPHERS ARE MOTIVATED BY SPECIFIC QUESTIONS SUCH AS: WHAT IS TRUTH? HOW OR WHY DO WE IDENTIFY A STATEMENT AS CORRECT OR FALSE, AND HOW DO WE REASON? WHAT IS WISDOM? PHILOSOPHERS ARE MOTIVATED BY SPECIFIC QUESTIONS SUCH AS: WHAT IS TRUTH? HOW OR WHY DO WE IDENTIFY A STATEMENT AS CORRECT OR FALSE, AND HOW DO WE REASON? WHAT IS WISDOM? HOW DO WE PHILOSOPHIZE ? IS THERE A DFFERENCE BETWEEN MORALLY RIGHT AND WRONG ACTIONS? IF SO, WHAT IS THAT DIFFERENCE? WHICH ACTIONS ARE RIGHT, AND WHICH WRONG? IS THERE A DFFERENCE BETWEEN MORALLY RIGHT AND WRONG ACTIONS? IF SO, WHAT IS THAT DIFFERENCE? WHICH ACTIONS ARE RIGHT, AND WHICH WRONG? SPECIFIC QUESTIONS OF PHILOSOPHER ARE VALUES ABSOLUTE, OR RELATIVE? IN GENERAL OR PARTICULAR TERMS, HOW SHOULD I LIVE? HOW IS RIGHT AND WRONG DEFINED ? ETC ARE VALUES ABSOLUTE, OR RELATIVE? IN GENERAL OR PARTICULAR TERMS, HOW SHOULD I LIVE? HOW IS RIGHT AND WRONG DEFINED ? ETC SPECIFIC QUESTIONS OF PHILOSOPHER BRANCHES OF PHILOSOPHY 1.LOGICAL, 2.EPISTEMOLOGICAL, 3.CRITICAL OF SCIENCE 4.ONTOLOGY 5.METAPHYSICAL, 6.COSMOLOGY 7.ANTHROPOLOGY 8.ETHICAL 9.ESTHETIC RESPECTIVELY. 10.HISTORY OF PHILOSOPHY (PAGE 2 -4) 1.LOGICAL, 2.EPISTEMOLOGICAL, 3.CRITICAL OF SCIENCE 4.ONTOLOGY 5.METAPHYSICAL, 6.COSMOLOGY 7.ANTHROPOLOGY 8.ETHICAL 9.ESTHETIC RESPECTIVELY. 10.HISTORY OF PHILOSOPHY (PAGE 2 -4) Its My own Philosophy.