Philosphy And Life

1. Introduction to Philosophy
PHILOSOPHYAND LIFE
BY
BUSHRA TABASSUM
UNIVERSITY OF GUJRAT

2. What is philosophy?
 Philosophy is the study that seeks to
understand the mysteries of existence and
reality.
 It tries to discover the nature of truth and
knowledge and to find what is of basic value
and importance in life.
 It also examines the relationship between
humanity and nature and between the
individual and society.

3. Cont....
 Philosophy arises out of wonder, curiosity and the
desire to know and understand.
 The term philosophy cannot be defined precisely
because the subject is so complex.
 Different philosophers have different views of the
nature, methods and range of philosophy.
 The term philosophy itself comes from the Greek
philosophia, which means love for wisdom.

4. Cont...
 Philosophical thought is an inescapable part of
human existence
 Almost everyone has been puzzled from time to
time by such essentially philosophic question as
 “What does life means?”
 “Did I have any existence before I was born?” and
 “Is there life after death?”

5. Cont...
 Most people also have some kind of philosophy
in the sense of a personal outlook on life.
 Even a person who claims that considering
philosophic question is a waste of time is
expressing what is important and valuable.
 A rejection of all philosophy is in itself
philosophy

6. Philosophy and life
 Philosophy has had enormous influence on our
everyday lives.
 The every language we speak uses classifications
derived from philosophy.
 For example, the classifications of noun and verb
involve the philosophic idea that there is a
difference between things and actions.
 If we ask what the difference is, we are starting a
philosophic inquiry.

7. Cont...
 The normal day-to-day problems tackled in
philosophy are mostly connected to the mind,
knowledge, existence,
 values and language among others as human
beings interact with each other and with other
things in their environment
.

8. Cont...
 Philosophy is a major concept divided into several
branches to cover all spheres in life.
 The branches include: Epistemology, logic,
metaphysics, moral and political philosophy,
aesthetics and the specialized branches

9. Epistemology
 Epistemology deals with the scope and the nature
of knowledge
 It covers various relationships and can be used in
life to analyze relationships such as: relation ships
between truth, relationship between belief and the
theories of justification. It helps us to think
critically.

10. Logic
 Logic on the other hand deals with the study of
principles of correct reasoning and inferences that
are valid
 This is very important in life as it enables human
beings to make the decisions they do after
analysing various situations

11. Metaphysics
 Metaphysics involves studying general
features of reality
 Such features include: processes, events,
objects as well as their properties, time,
existence, relationship between the body
and the mind among others

12. Moral and Political Philosophy
 Moral philosophy, also known as ethics, majorly
deals with how best we should live and interact
with each other is society
 political philosophy which is they study of
government and how we relate to communities
and helps human beings to put ethics that are
right to the laws that govern us.

13. Aesthetics and The specialized
branches of philosophy
 Aesthetics influences how we view beauty, art,
sentiments and tastes and our perceptions,
enjoyment. It helps us appreciate accomplishments
of various artistes whose works we come across
 The specialized branches of philosophy that play a
major role in our everyday life include: Philosophy of
science, religion, mind, law and language.

14. Cont...
 These determine our perceptions and understanding
of these fields.
 Philosophy plays an important role in our lives and
decision making
 Philosophy is thus very important in everyday life as
it influences everything we do as human beings in
our environment