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Introduction to
Philosophy
Introduction to
Philosophy
Roland Theuas S. Pada M.A.
What is Philosophy?
What is Philosophy?
Philosophy
Philosophy
Philosophy
Derived From two Greek
Words:
Philo - Love
Sophia - Wisdom
Philosophy
Derived From two Greek
Words:
Philo - Love
Sophia - Wisdom
Lover of Wisdom
Beyond Etymology...
Beyond Etymology...
Despite the seemingly simplistic
combination of the words Love and
Wisdom the complexity of the discipline
of Philosophy requires further
contextualization.
*Systematic
*Methodic
*Organized
*Communal
Seeks to
understand the
underlying
principle behind
reality.
Considers man as
its source and
foundation of
knowledge in its
pursuit of
understanding
Considers man as
its source and
foundation of
knowledge in its
pursuit of
understanding
Mathematicians such as
Pythagoras, Rene Descartes,
and Isaac Newton have all been
openly known as philosophers.
Mathematicians such as
Pythagoras, Rene Descartes,
and Isaac Newton have all been
openly known as philosophers.
Mathematicians such as
Pythagoras, Rene Descartes,
and Isaac Newton have all been
openly known as philosophers.
Mathematicians such as
Pythagoras, Rene Descartes,
and Isaac Newton have all been
openly known as philosophers.
Mathematicians such as
Pythagoras, Rene Descartes,
and Isaac Newton have all been
openly known as philosophers.
Mathematicians such as
Pythagoras, Rene Descartes,
and Isaac Newton have all been
openly known as philosophers.
Mathematicians such as
Pythagoras, Rene Descartes,
and Isaac Newton have all been
openly known as philosophers.