intro to philo

• Natural Scope of Philosophy:

  • Involves the use of reason to provide ultimate explanations
  • Reasoning is applied based on experiences
• Formal object of Philosophy includes seeking ultimate causes, deepest explanations, and exploring the existence and nature of beings
• Material object of Philosophy:

  • Studies all things and all aspects of reality
  • It involves seeking the deepest explanations regarding the existence and nature of beings
• Philosophy is known as the "love of wisdom," with "Sophia" meaning wisdom
• Metaphysics is a branch of philosophy that studies and asks questions about the essence and existence of a being