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Doing philosophy involves thinking deeply about ideas, concepts, and theories to arrive at logical and defensible conclusions. It also means expressing one's views clearly and persuasively. Regular philosophical thinking and inquiry helps open the mind, empower clear communication, and liberate one from ignorance. It teaches us to approach issues and perspectives holistically and remain intellectually humble.

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Doing Philosophy and Methods - 1

Doing philosophy involves thinking deeply about ideas, concepts, and theories to arrive at logical and defensible conclusions. It also means expressing one's views clearly and persuasively. Regular philosophical thinking and inquiry helps open the mind, empower clear communication, and liberate one from ignorance. It teaches us to approach issues and perspectives holistically and remain intellectually humble.

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Knowledge and

TRUTH
Doing Philosophy and Methods
DOING PHILOSOPHY
Essentially, Making rationally constructed arguments based on well-defined
premises to logically defensible and plausible conclusion.

Material, any form of documents and Logical, consistent explanation.

According to Alistair sinclair claim that we do philosophy ‘whenever we think


deeply and consistently about our ideas,concepts, principles, theories,
morals, or ways of living.

Doing philosophy is engaging in deep thought about anything to know the


truth, and once one has the truth, one must take courage to use it to inspire
people to act and live a good life
DOING PHILOSOPHY
According to gerald rochelle who claims that “we do philosophy all the time
because we are continually taking in information, thinking about it, and come up
with conclusion.

Robert solomon adds further to this view, saying that “doing philosophy... is first
of all the activity of stating as clearly and as convincingly as possible, what we
believe and what we believe in” (1) clarity and persuasiveness and (2) belief.

An argument is made up of conclusion and supporting statements on premises


and any argument is made up of a set of beliefs.

Solomon’s main point is that doing philosophy also makes one’s views, opinions,
or beliefs expressed in an exact, concise, and persuasive way.
Value of Doing Philosophy
1. It teaches us to be intellectually engaging and inquisitive but
remain humble because we acknowledge that we have limited
knowledge.
2. Train us to become logical, critical, objective and fair in
rendering judgement.
3. It empowers you to communicate ideas persuasively.
4. It liberates your mind from the bondage of ignorance and
dogmatism.
5. It helps you broaden your perspective on particular or issues
and holistically approach them. It emphasized the inclusivity
of perspective.
6. It cleanses you from impurities such as false, unsupported
beliefs.
Answer the following:

1. Do you value your life?


2. Do you value the life of others?
3. What are your principles in life? And, how strong
you hold onto them?
Case 1: Trolley Problem
Case 2: Experience Machine
THOUGHT EXPERIMENT
Imaginary scenarios that philosophers use to investigate the
application of certain principles or ideas.
EPISTEMOLOGY
A SCIENCE DEVOTED TO THE DISCOVERY OF THE PROPER METHOD OF
ACQUIRING AND VALIDATING KNOWLEDGE.

01 TO SHOW HOW WE CAN ACQUIRE KNOWLEDGE.

TO GIVE US A METHOD OF DEMONSTRATING WHETHER


02
THE KNOWLEDGE WE ACQUIRED IS REALLY
KNOWLEDGE.
NATURE OF KNOWLEDGE
KNOWLEDGE IS A MENTAL GRASP OF REALITY REACHED EITHER BY PERCEPTUAL
OBSERVATION OR BY A PROCESS OF REASON BASED ON A PERCEPTUAL
OBSERVATION.

Empiricism
Sense are reliable
indicators of what
really is.
Rationalism
Maintains that true
knowledge about
reality derives from
the proper use of
our reasoning.
TRUTH IS INTIMATELY
CONNECTED TO KNOWLEDGE
Assertion
a linguistic - either spoken or written - that has a true value.

Proposition
is the content of your assertion. The underlying meaning of what you’re saying.

Attitude of Proposition Knowledge


Either, of disbelief or of belief. Justified true belief.

JUSTIFIED TRUE BELIEF

1. Believe of the assertion.


2. Correspond to reality.
3. Support the claim
TRUTH VS. OPINION
1. Seen thought the effect or influence
of opinion or truth on those who
receive them.
2. It has to do with the level of
acceptability.
3. Someone who has the truth gets
valued more than those who hold an
opinion.

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