First of all, what is philosophy?
The dictionary defines philosophy as the ' Investigation of the nature, causes, or principles of reality, knowledge, or values, based on logical reasoning rather than empirical methods.'
In other words, it is the study of the world using reason instead of science and mathematics. For example, Why does it rain? According to Aristotle, there are four different causes. We learn that it rains because the moisture in the clouds condenses and forms droplets which are then pulled down to earth by gravity. Aristotle would have nodded in agreement but he would've also said that you had only named 3 of the causes, the 'material' causes. The final cause is that the world needs water to survive. How many of you who read this actually thought about the scientific cause of rain instead of the 'final' one? I suppose the majority would have thought of the scientific.
"The world needs water to survive." - It sounds like something a child would say, does it not? But then again, children are more philosophical than adults. Simply because they see the world and they come up with their own explanations for why things happen, without science and such things butting in.
I'll give you three questions, think about them and then posts the answers with the rest of your post.
1. What is philosophy to you?
2. Who are you?
3. Where does the world come from?
The dictionary defines philosophy as the ' Investigation of the nature, causes, or principles of reality, knowledge, or values, based on logical reasoning rather than empirical methods.'
In other words, it is the study of the world using reason instead of science and mathematics. For example, Why does it rain? According to Aristotle, there are four different causes. We learn that it rains because the moisture in the clouds condenses and forms droplets which are then pulled down to earth by gravity. Aristotle would have nodded in agreement but he would've also said that you had only named 3 of the causes, the 'material' causes. The final cause is that the world needs water to survive. How many of you who read this actually thought about the scientific cause of rain instead of the 'final' one? I suppose the majority would have thought of the scientific.
"The world needs water to survive." - It sounds like something a child would say, does it not? But then again, children are more philosophical than adults. Simply because they see the world and they come up with their own explanations for why things happen, without science and such things butting in.
I'll give you three questions, think about them and then posts the answers with the rest of your post.
1. What is philosophy to you?
2. Who are you?
3. Where does the world come from?
