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• Philosophy is a science where reason and logic are used to understand reality and answer questions of knowledge, morality, and human nature.
• Philosophy comes from Greek words philos (love) and sophia (wisdom).
• The process of doing philosophy should not be mistaken for the Filipino activity of pamimilosopo or pedantry where a person displays useless knowledge or minute observances of small details.
• The importance of Doing Philosophy lies in its ability to enhance critical thinking and foster a deeper understanding of complex concepts.
• Philosophy can be described as either a body of knowledge or an intellectual activity.
• Philosophy as a body of knowledge provides methodologies and insights on how societal questions, such as moral dilemmas of euthanasia or same sex marriage, can be answered.
• On the other hand, philosophy as an intellectual activity is an analytic procedure of addressing individual thought processes such as resolving conflict and confusion, testing positions, and analyzing beliefs.
• In all instances, doing philosophy prescribes logic, reason, and ethics leading to wisdom.
• Philosophy applied to human experience or everyday life denotes the use of philosophy as an intellectual activity.
• Philosophy in life, also known as philosophy applied to human experience, is important because it serves as the guiding principle on how one ought to live life.
• Philosophical reflection is the process by which a person undergoes a reflective state or evaluates his or her experiences first before making any related action.
• The use of philosophical reflection is important as it enables thought to be looked into using a deeper, holistic perspective.
• In the process of reflection, actions are directed towards greater sources of wisdom and truth.
• Many other activities also emanate from reflection.
• Doing philosophy directs how a person will perceive factors in life and how they will be faced.
• Doing philosophy can be applied in day to day activities and life perspectives because it involves an evaluative process, allowing a person to make better decisions and act accordingly to situations with the help of various philosophical skills.
• Doing philosophy helps one to develop the skill of broadly looking at the situation first before concluding anything.
• Before engaging in philosophical inquiry, one must be able to distinguish between a holistic and partial point of view.
• A holistic point of view looks at all aspects of the given problem or situation, gives importance to all aspects when making conclusions, and ties in all aspects together to form a general overview of the problem or situation.
• In the process of doing philosophy, it is critical to have a holistic point of view, the perception of looking at all aspects of a situation first before making a conclusion.
• Doing philosophy involves engaging in matters of utility and methodologies to eliminate any practical problem or abstract idea.
• Some other skills involved in doing philosophy are critical, logical, and analytical thinking, observation, and communicative skills.
• A partial point of view looks at only a limited number of aspects of the given problem or situation, makes conclusions based on considering some, but not all, sides of the problem or situation, and does not tie in all aspects together to form a general overview of the problem or situation.
• Using a holistic perspective is more desirable in doing philosophy than using a partial perspective because partial points of view only promote limited knowledge on the situation, leading to wrong conclusions.
• In any setting, wisdom is always gained when philosophy is applied to formulate a conclusion about a certain concern.
• Human activities emanate from deliberate reflection, such as learning from previous mistakes and not repeating them, evaluating and knowing the best choice from a set of options, and gaining a holistic point of view before making any conclusion.
• Previous experiences may be seen as important aspects of making reflections
• Philosophy involves asking questions that lead us to think critically and reflectively about our beliefs and values.
• holistic and partial point of view. This is critical for anyone doing philosophy because it sets a limit in coming up with conclusions about a given situation.