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- emergence started in the developments that started in ancient Greecethroughout the centuries became more systematic and specialized in its approach
WESTERN PHILOSOPHY
- emerged from the communities and civilizations in Asia -more fluid and places greater emphasis on social relations, the family and community BOTH pondered the significant questions regarding HUMAN EXISTENCE
EASTERN PHILOSOPHY
-a perspective that considers the “bigger picture” when looking at problems and situations
-considers large-scale patterns in systems
- requires an individual to have an open mindset and an ability to get the general sense or impression regarding the situation - can enable a person to step back and consider the general aspects of a certain problem
HOLISTIC THINKING
- a perspective that focuses on specific aspects of a situation
- an important component of analytical thinking, as an individual focuses on certain areas of a problem in order to understand it
PARTIAL THINKING
the study that uses HUMAN REASON to investigate the ultimate causes, reasons and principles which govern all things *REFLECTING on situations, activities, actions and decisions enables a person to gain insights that will help in EFFECTIVE DECISION-MAKING
*Adopting a HOLISTIC VIEW enables a person to view a problem more objectively and come up with better decisions or solutions
PHILOSOPHY
HELPFUL TOOLS IN ENGAGING IN PHILOSOPHY:
- reflection
- holistic thinking
: search for answers to life’s questions
ESSENCE OF PHILOSOPHY
-people who engage in philosophy
- lovers of wisdom
- quite common to hear of them as “experts” in various fields of learning
–became PIONEERS in VARIOUS FIELDS OF KNOWLEDGE such as history, biology, medicine, mathematics, astronomy,
physics
PHILOSOPHERS
- a means of examining a topic by devising a series of questions that let the learner examine and analyze his knowledge and views regarding the topic
METHOD
