Week 1 Flashcards
Begins when human beings start trying to understand the world
Philosophy
is draw from the so-called root words of a word or concept to be defined
etymological definition
According to ——, philosophy comes from the two compound —— words: —— meaning —— and —— meaning ——.
Phytagoras, Greek, philos, love, sophia, wisdom
is expected to be a real definition that is an essential definition, that is, definition that tells of the very essence or nature of a thing
classical definition
“Philosophy is a science which inquiries into the ultimate causes, reasons, and principles of all things in the light of pure reason alone”
Aristotelico-Thomistic definition
It is called —— because the investigation is systematic.
science
the philosopher uses his natural capacity to think or simply, human reason alone or the so-called unaided reason
Light of Pure Reason Alone
This sets the distinction between philosophy from other sciences. Philosophy studies human beings, society, religion, language, and God among other concerns.
Study of All Things
brings us to the present-day definition of philosophy given by Karl Jaspers
contemporary definition