a brief overview on the subject "Philosophy".

1. Dare to think
Think –observe-learn
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2. Fundamental Questions
1) What is truth ?
2) What is reality ?
3) What is knowledge?
4) What is life?
5) Who I m?
6) How do we know?
7) Is everything real?
8) What is good or evil?
9) What is right or wrong ?
10) How should we live ?
11) Why I am here ?
12) Is we free ?
13) I exist or others
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3.  It is derived from the Greek word ,philo and
sophia
 Philo means love
 Sophia means wisdom
 It means love for wisdom
 Love: intense desire, passion and fondness of
something
Wisdom : ability to think and then act using
knowledge, understanding and experience.
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5.  Philosophy is systematic rational attempt of all
basic fundamental questions emerge in mind
 rationality means the way we think
 It is the logical analysis of words and
clarification of the meaning of the concepts.
 Philosophy engaged in the process of analysis,
interpretation and criticism.
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6. Philosophy is
 Mother of all science
 Science of science
 Knowledge of totality
 Mothers of all arts
 True medicine of mind
 Wonder
 Knowledge of thinking
 Art :create visual performing of abstract ideas or imagination
 Science :discover of facts and make systematic
 Knowledge :a information acquired through different means.
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7. o Pre –Socrates (624-427 B.C )
It is the possession of virtue and attaining power of knowledge.
O Socrates (427-347 B.C )
It is an awareness about our ignorance
O Plato (429-347 B.C )
Philosophy begins in wonder, a wonder is the feeling of a philosopher.
O Aristotle (384-322 B.C )
It is the fondness and appreciation of knowledge and loyalties with
wisdom.
O Descartes (1596-1650)
It is the used of reason in understanding .It is the successful love of
thinking.
O Karl Marx ( 1818-1883)
The philosophers have only interpreted the world in various ways ,the
purpose is to find the truth.
O Bertrand Russell
The point of philosophy is start with simple but end with something paradoxical that
no one believe.
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9. Functions
Doing philosophy have
Clarity of ideas
Used of logics
Identify reasoning
Evaluate the beliefs
Developing understanding
Give insight
Ability to write n speak
Enlargement of concept

10.  who gives the possible ideas of one questions in proper
logical manners.
who keeps progress on never ending learning process.
who have project of meaning of life and its purpose.
who is a moral entrepreneur not only by theory but by
practices.
who have to know about man, universe and its relations.
who is not possessed wise but always pursue for wisdom.
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