1. Philosophy

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

3. 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!

4. 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

5. 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.

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

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

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

9. 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?

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

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

12. 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

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