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1 : of or relating to the study of basic ideas about knowledge, right and wrong, reasoning, and the value of things. 2 : showing wisdom and calm when faced with misfortune. Other Words from philosophical.
To be philosophical is to stay detached and thoughtful in the face of a setback, or to approach a tough situation in a level-headed way. When his girlfriend left him, Bernard was philosophical: “If she loves me, she’ll return.” In ancient Greece, philosophy literally meant a love of knowledge and wisdom.
1 : the study of the basic ideas about knowledge, right and wrong, reasoning, and the value of things. 2 : a specific set of ideas of a person or a group Greek philosophy. 3 : a set of ideas about how to do something or how to live Live and let live—that’s my philosophy.
A philosophical belief is a non-religious belief and includes things like humanism, secularism and atheism. Something can be a philosophical belief if you strongly and genuinely believe in it and it concerns an important aspect of human life and behaviour. … But a political belief is not a philosophical belief.
The philosophy of self is the study of the many conditions of identity that make one subject of experience distinct from other experiences. The self is sometimes understood as a unified being essentially connected to consciousness, awareness, and agency.
Philosophy is a way of thinking about the world, the universe, and society. It works by asking very basic questions about the nature of human thought, the nature of the universe, and the connections between them. The ideas in philosophy are often general and abstract.
Philosophical reflection is the careful examination of life situations. This involves the weighing of several alternatives and using specific standards to evaluate one’s actions. A man reflects philosophically when he is able to build on previous actions, events, or decisions.
Philosophy is a way of thinking about certain subjects such as ethics, thought, existence, time, meaning and value. That ‘way of thinking’ involves 4 Rs: responsiveness, reflection, reason and re-evaluation. The aim is to deepen understanding.
Philosophical Conversations is designed to stimulate thought and discussion, and keep you philosophically active. The format is a brief position paper to which responses are encouraged. In the subsequent issues selected responses may be published in addition to a new position paper.
reason, in philosophy, the faculty or process of drawing logical inferences. … Reason is in opposition to sensation, perception, feeling, desire, as the faculty (the existence of which is denied by empiricists) by which fundamental truths are intuitively apprehended.
the belief must attain a certain level of cogency, seriousness, cohesion and importance; the belief must be worthy of respect in a democratic society, not be incompatible with human dignity and not conflict with the fundamental rights of others; the belief must “have a similar status or cogency to a religious belief”.
What is philosophical attitude? … Somebody with philosophical attitude is tolerant, self-corrective, constructs knowledge with others, and does not consider herself the holder of truth, is solidarious and shares ideas with her companions and teacher.
THREE MAJOR AREAS OF PHILOSOPHY. Theory of Reality : Ontology & Metaphysics. Theory of Knowledge: Epistemology–from episteme and logos. Theory of Value: Axiology–from the Greek axios (worth, value) and logos.
The result is a definition of philosophical questions as questions whose answers are in principle open to informed, rational, and honest disagreement, ultimate but not absolute, closed under further questioning, possibly constrained by empirical and logico-mathematical resources, but requiring noetic resources to be …
We might say that science concerns how things are while philosophy concerns how things ought to be. … We might say that science asks questions that we know in principle how to answer, whereas philosophy asks questions which, although they seem sensible, also seem fundamentally too hard for us.
Philosophical questions typically look like they are (a) not objective (such that we know just what it would take to figure out the one right answer), (b) not subjective (such that the answer depends just on whatever someone thinks about it), and (c) difficult.
Opposite of a person’s ideas or opinions. blank. ignorance. cluelessness. naivete.
There are four philosophical perspectives currently used in educational settings: essentialism, perennialism, progressivism, and social reconstructionism/critical pedagogy.
Philosophy broadens the range of things one can understand and enjoy. It can give self-knowledge, foresight, and a sense of direction in life. It can provide special pleasures of insight to reading and conversation. It can lead to self-discovery, expansion of consciousness, and self-renewal.
And contrary to the opinion of the masses, one’s true self, according to Socrates, is not to be identified with what we own, with our social status, our reputation, or even with our body. Instead, Socrates famously maintained that our true self is our soul.
Studies have demonstrated that children who study philosophy are more likely to achieve better academic results. They also enjoy additional social benefits such as better self-esteem and the demonstration of empathy for others.
A philosophy of life is an overall vision or attitude toward life and the purpose of it. Human activities are limited by time, and death. But we forget this. We fill up our time with distractions, never asking whether they are important, whether we really find them of value.
The study of philosophy enhances a person’s problem-solving capacities. It helps us to analyze concepts, definitions, arguments, and problems. It contributes to our capacity to organize ideas and issues, to deal with questions of value, and to extract what is essential from large quantities of information.
a person who offers views or theories on profound questions in ethics, metaphysics, logic, and other related fields. a person who is deeply versed in philosophy. … a person who regulates his or her life, actions, judgments, utterances, etc., by the light of philosophy or reason.