The Essence Of Philosophy 3t5566

The Essence of Philosophy

The essence of philosophy • Is that a man should so live that his happiness shall depend as little as possible on external things.

I. Philosophy is the foundation of humanity Greek philosophers say’s that Man is a rational being. The essence of humanity lies in man’s use of his reason. Where there is reason, the philosophy is and there man is. Hence the very foundation of man is philosophy.

II. Philosophy is the origin of man’s activities and achievements Whatever man does started first and foremost from man’s mind. Action starts first from thought. Whatever man achieves started first and foremost from man’s imagination. Man can

III.Philosophy discovers the truth The basic aim of philosophy is to arrive at the truth, to attain the life, and to acquire knowledge. The truth makes the heart man long for something. Unless it is attained and, mans life becomes miserable.

IV.Philosophy discovers man’s identity Reflection and the process of philosophizing leads a thinker back to his own self. The self is the very core of all human reality. Unless it is discovered, every act of man is without meaning, pointless of useless.

V. Philosophy discovers one’s end A person thus something for a reason and that is the end. The condition to know one’s end depends on

VI. Philosophy discovers the right process in the attainment of one’s end In order to bridge the gap between one’s origin and one’s end , one must know and be guided by the right process . Philosophy therefore proposes the right process and the attainment of one’s end.

VII.Philosophy enables man to learn more theoretical knowledge Philosophy does not stop man from learning since it depicts the history of human existence. Man has to learn more because an old knowledge many times cannot sustain and is irrelevant to current problems and conditions.

VIII.Philosophy is the application of learning The ultimate aim of of philosophy is to turn thought

Philosophy and Theology Philosophy and Theology brings together some of the most important approaches to understanding and assessing the intellectual claims of religion.

The study of Philosophy Develops analytical rigour and the ability to criticise and reason logically. It allows you to apply these skills to many contemporary and historical schools of thought and individual thinkers, and to questions ranging from how we acquire knowledge and form moral judgements to central questions in the philosophy of religion, including the existence and nature of God and the relevance of religion to human life. The noun philosophy means the study of proper behavior, and the search for wisdom.

The study of Theology Provides an understanding of the intellectual underpinning of religious traditions, and of the social and cultural contexts for religious belief and practice. It brings together a wide range of skills and disciplines, historical, textual, linguistic, sociological, literary-critical and philosophical. Theology is the systematic and rational study of concepts of God and of the nature of religious ideas