PHILO 01 Modes of Philosophizing

Question 1

-Conclusion: We do not assume base off empirical (sensory) knowledge, we have to go beyond the senses. Go beyond opinion and ascend to higher knowledge.

Answer 1

Philosophy as Knowledge of Reality

Question 2

-Conclusion: Knowledge of one’s particular mental states or knowledge of one’s own nature. Desire to seek such knowledge that guide the development of the self-concept, even if the concept is flawed

Answer 2

Philosophy as Knowledge from the Self

Question 3

-Conclusion: Us knowing things is how we impose our will on things. We accept that the world is unpredictable and we find ways to exercise power over our existence

Answer 3

Philosophy as an Exercise of One’s Will to Power

Question 4

-Conclusion: Not having a bias towards something, and not accepting traditional sources of knowledge directly

Answer 4

Philosophy as Phenomenology

Question 5

-Conclusion: Critique is not necessarily negative, it is just seeing through the assumptions, familiar ideas, and the things that are not so obvious

Answer 5

Philosophy as Critique