Introduction to Philosophy Mr. Kott

Overview of Today… What is Philosophy? What is Philosophy? Four Major Areas of Philosophy Four Major Areas of Philosophy Values and Needs Values and Needs

What is Philosophy? Philosophy is the discipline concerned with questions of how one should live; what sorts of things exist, and what are their essential natures; what counts as genuine knowledge; and what are the correct principles of reasoning. Philosophy is the discipline concerned with questions of how one should live; what sorts of things exist, and what are their essential natures; what counts as genuine knowledge; and what are the correct principles of reasoning. Philosophy’s origins come from the Greek for “Love of Wisdom.” Philosophy’s origins come from the Greek for “Love of Wisdom.”

What is philosophy? Philosophy is the consideration of all things in regard to their most basic reasons and causes. Philosophy is the consideration of all things in regard to their most basic reasons and causes. Philosophy is a person’s emotional response to the world around them. Philosophy is a person’s emotional response to the world around them.

Four Major Areas of Philosophy Ethics: Questions of how one should live- Ethics: Questions of how one should live- How should I behave? How should I behave? How should I form my values, goals, principles, attitudes? How should I form my values, goals, principles, attitudes? “Is it okay for me to steal “x”? “Is it okay for me to steal “x”? Metaphysics: What sorts of things exist and what are their essential natures? Metaphysics: What sorts of things exist and what are their essential natures? Why is there something instead of nothing? Why is there something instead of nothing? Why do I exist? Why do I exist? What is the nature of the universe? What is the nature of the universe? What is the nature of man? What is the nature of man?

Four Areas of Philosophy Epistemology: What counts as genuine knowledge? Epistemology: What counts as genuine knowledge? How do I know something? How do I know something? How do you obtain this knowledge? How do you obtain this knowledge? Does x = y? Does the belief = truth? Does x = y? Does the belief = truth? Logic: what are the correct principles of reasoning? Logic: what are the correct principles of reasoning? How can one argue? How can one argue? “Your argument is illogical. “Your argument is illogical.

What do you need to be happy?

Maslow’s Hierarchy of Needs

Identify Your Own Cluster Set of Values 1: 1: Good Food Good Food Sex Sex Rest Rest Comfort Comfort 2: 2: Helping Helping Serving Serving Being Kind Being Kind Protecting Caring Protecting Caring 3: 3: My work My work Effectiveness Effectiveness Reliability Reliability Winning Winning Enduring Enduring 4: 4: Socializing People Talking Partying Joining 5: 5: Learning Knowing Discovering Reading Thinking

What does it mean? 1:Hedonism: Pleasure, Comfort, Fun 1:Hedonism: Pleasure, Comfort, Fun 2:Nurturing: Altruistic 2:Nurturing: Altruistic 3: Achievement: Work Oriented 3: Achievement: Work Oriented 4: Socialization: Person to Person 4: Socialization: Person to Person 5: Cognitive: Knowing 5: Cognitive: Knowing

What do you value?