Philosophy

Philosophy means love of wisdom Philo=love of, Sophia=wisdom

Can you make such a thing as a half sandwich? Philosophy means Asking questions HOW? WHEN? WHAT? WHY? AND ESPECIALLY… Can you make such a thing as a half sandwich? OR Questions nobody knows the answer to!

Philosophy can be about lots of different things thinking about thinking, an active way of thinking, logical arguments, beliefs, questioning basic ideas, answering questions about our existence

Philosophy Questions that nobody knows the full answer to are sometimes known as ultimate questions or “I wonder” questions What are the things you wonder about? Individually Come up with 3 ‘ultimate’ questions. See what the people in your group have to say about them.

Your questions could be about just about anything… Philosophy Your questions could be about just about anything… The universe Life Death God

Areas of Philosophy Epistemology: What is Knowledge? How do we know what we know? How do we know that we know?

Areas of Philosophy Philosophy of Mind: Mind/Body Problem, Personal Identity What is the mind? What is a memory?

Does it make sense to believe in God? Areas of Philosophy Metaphysics: Do we have Free Will? Does it make sense to believe in God?

Ethics: How do we know what is Right or Wrong? Areas of Philosophy Ethics: How do we know what is Right or Wrong?

Aesthetics: What is Art? Areas of Philosophy Aesthetics: What is Art?

Science: The Problem of Induction Or How science is not based on facts Areas of Philosophy Science: The Problem of Induction Or How science is not based on facts

Areas of Philosophy Political Philosophy: What is Justice? The Nature of Human Rights Where do human rights come from?