THE PHILOSOPHICAL SELF
Philos: Love
Sophia: Wisdom
Philosophy: Love for wisdom
Philosophy: thinking mode or method which asks questions about the nature and
essence of our reality. Asks questions about the problems that we face as humans.
Metaphysics - seeks to answer the nature of reality.
Epistemology - is the science of human knowledge. It deals with origin, process,
validity of human knowledge.
Logic - is the science and art of correct thinking. Valid conclusions
Axiology - is the study of human values. Ethical and aesthetic values.
Philosophers: Lovers of Wisdom
> person who offers views and theories on profound questions
Socrates [469-399 B.C]
- Critic of the sophists
- Didn't write his philosophies
- ‘Gadfly’ in Athens [annoying criticism]
- Poisoned with hemlock
‘’The unexamined life is not worth living’’
> Believed in immortality of the soul.
> Thought of himself as a divine emissary to tell Athenians that their moral values
were wrong.
> Believed in the importance of the welfare of one’s soul.
> Life should be spent in search of the Good. Bad things come from ignorance.
> Believed that the soul is perfect and permanent while the body is flawed.
, Plato/ Aristocles [427-347 B.C]
- Best known, widely studied, and highly influential philosopher.
- Preserved the work of socrates
- Opposed materialistic view of the world
‘’Those which are beautiful are often difficult’’
> Essentialist: he believed that all things have essences that define a substance.
Allegory of the Cave:
Man’s condition as being chained in the darkness of a cave, with only a false light of
a fire behind him. He perceives the world by watching the shadows, not realizing that
this view is limited.
{Often, we humans live in the world with only a limited perception of our reality,
blinded from the vastness of our universe and our being. We unknowingly follow the
rules of society and traditions, merely existing in this world, following the preempted
behaviors to which we must succumb to. However, if we find the realization and
courage to step out of the ‘cave’ that we bind ourselves in, we can find a deeper
awakening of our world. We can finally see the world in a brighter light, with more
clarity, not just from the silhouettes and shadows.}
> Tripartite structure:
- Appetite - stomach
- Spirit - chest
- Reason - head
> Structure of society
- Productive - workers
- Protective - warriors
- Governing - Rulers/ Kings
Philos: Love
Sophia: Wisdom
Philosophy: Love for wisdom
Philosophy: thinking mode or method which asks questions about the nature and
essence of our reality. Asks questions about the problems that we face as humans.
Metaphysics - seeks to answer the nature of reality.
Epistemology - is the science of human knowledge. It deals with origin, process,
validity of human knowledge.
Logic - is the science and art of correct thinking. Valid conclusions
Axiology - is the study of human values. Ethical and aesthetic values.
Philosophers: Lovers of Wisdom
> person who offers views and theories on profound questions
Socrates [469-399 B.C]
- Critic of the sophists
- Didn't write his philosophies
- ‘Gadfly’ in Athens [annoying criticism]
- Poisoned with hemlock
‘’The unexamined life is not worth living’’
> Believed in immortality of the soul.
> Thought of himself as a divine emissary to tell Athenians that their moral values
were wrong.
> Believed in the importance of the welfare of one’s soul.
> Life should be spent in search of the Good. Bad things come from ignorance.
> Believed that the soul is perfect and permanent while the body is flawed.
, Plato/ Aristocles [427-347 B.C]
- Best known, widely studied, and highly influential philosopher.
- Preserved the work of socrates
- Opposed materialistic view of the world
‘’Those which are beautiful are often difficult’’
> Essentialist: he believed that all things have essences that define a substance.
Allegory of the Cave:
Man’s condition as being chained in the darkness of a cave, with only a false light of
a fire behind him. He perceives the world by watching the shadows, not realizing that
this view is limited.
{Often, we humans live in the world with only a limited perception of our reality,
blinded from the vastness of our universe and our being. We unknowingly follow the
rules of society and traditions, merely existing in this world, following the preempted
behaviors to which we must succumb to. However, if we find the realization and
courage to step out of the ‘cave’ that we bind ourselves in, we can find a deeper
awakening of our world. We can finally see the world in a brighter light, with more
clarity, not just from the silhouettes and shadows.}
> Tripartite structure:
- Appetite - stomach
- Spirit - chest
- Reason - head
> Structure of society
- Productive - workers
- Protective - warriors
- Governing - Rulers/ Kings
