COR 015

• Philosophy


  Love of wisdom
• Philosopher


  A lover of wisdom
• Philosophy is defined as man's life-long search for his own meaning, value, and purpose
• Man has knowledge of himself
• Man's immediate response to questions about himself bears witness to his self-knowledge
• Man does not ask himself who he is
• Man does not ask himself what he is made of
• Sources of man's knowledge about himself

  • Family
  • School
  • Church
  • Peers
  • Other groups
• The knowledge that man has about himself comes from the society where he is born and reared
• Man inherits knowledge from society
• Conditioning


  A process through which man acquires knowledge and behavior
• Every behavior and knowledge that man exhibits are results of conditioning by society
• Man acquires his knowledge blindly, without question or thinking
• Man believes and follows societal teachings rather blindly or maybe fearfully
• Man is taught by society that he is a creation of God
• Man learns from his parents that God is merciful
• Man's inherited knowledge makes him at home with himself
• Inherited knowledge provides a basis for interpreting experiences
• Feeling secure and tranquil is a result of inherited knowledge
• Three prehistoric philosophers


  • Pythagoras
  • Thales
  • Heraclitus
• Pythagoras


  • Treated philosophy as a way of life
  • Emphasized contemplation
  • Believed in reincarnation
  • Contributed to Mathematics (Pythagorean theorem)
• Thales


  • Considered the father of western philosophy
  • Regarded as one of the seven sages of ancient Greece
  • Claimed that everything is comprised of one single substance: water
• Heraclitus


  • Claimed that everything is changing
  • Believed that the only permanent thing is change
• The purpose of the course is to develop an understanding of the principles, concepts, theories, and practices related to organizational behavior.
• Organizational Behavior (OB) refers to how individuals behave within organizations or groups.
• Individual differences refer to factors that influence individual behaviors such as personality traits, values, attitudes, beliefs, motivation, perception, learning styles, intelligence, creativity, and emotional intelligence.