The Branches of Philosophy-Grade 12.pptx
- 2. Is really an extension of a fundamental and necessary drive in every human to know what is real A. Metaphysics
- 3. First the question, Where am I? By the time we reached adulthood we believe we know the answer to this question. In fact we believed that the answer is obvious that we don’t bother to look closely at the question itself. Where am I? Well let’s say I’m in Manila. You don’t need philosophy to answer that one. But if you ask a series of where questions (Where is Manila? Where is the Philippines? etc.) which at first seems childish you eventually end up with the universe.
- 4. What kind of place is the universe? Is it governed by laws? If so what laws? The study of the universe as a whole is the province of metaphysics.
- 5. How do we tell good from evil or right from wrong? Is a branch of philosophy that explores the nature of moral virtue and evaluates human actions. Generally it is the study of moral judgements VIRTUE(morally good behavior/character) MORAL (concerning/relating to what is right and wrong in human behavior) B. Ethics
- 6. What then is ethics or morality? According to Ayn Rand ethics or morality is a branch of philosophy that provides a human being with a “code of values to guide man’s choices and actions -
- 7. SOCRATES “to be happy, a person has to live a virtuous life”. Virtue is not something to be taught or acquired through education, but rather, it is merely an awakening of the seeds of good deeds that lay in the mind and heart of a person PHILOSOPHER
- 8. Deals with nature, sources, limitations and validity of knowledge defined as the “branch of philosophy that studies the nature and means of human knowledge.” We need epistemology to guide us in knowing since we make mistakes from time to time. C. Epistemology
- 9. Comes from the greek word “logike” and was coined by ZENO Reasoning is the concern of the logician. This could be reasoning in science and medicine, in ethics and law, in politics, in sports and games and in affairs of everyday living D. Logic
- 10. is the science of the beautiful in its various manifestations including sublime, comic, pathetic and ugly aesthetics studies the nature of art. It is concerned with the nature and the objective judgement of beauty SUBLIME ( amazing, fabulous) very beautiful COMIC (funny) PATHETIC (causing feelings of sadness) E. Aesthetics
- 11. 1. It values our knowledge 2. It helps us to live more deeply and richly 3. It bring us in touch with our culture IMPORTANCES