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Lesson 2:The Philosophical Enterprise (A. Wonder, Knowledge, Ignorance…
Lesson 2:The Philosophical Enterprise
A. Wonder, Knowledge, Ignorance
Wonder
"Philosophy begins in wonder"-Plato
Wonder is the beginning for it
stimulates us to venture into
Philosophy.
Knowledge
Two kinds of Wisdom according to Aristotle
-Theoretical
-Practical
Ignorance
It is our
Ignorance
that makes philosophy possible.
To gain wisdom, one has to admit that he/she is not yet wise.
B. Philosophical Thought in Three Views
Cosmocentric View
Ancient Philosophers wondered about the world.
The question that concerned them was the origin of the universe.
'Where did all things come from?"
The question was about the ultimate nature of the world.
Anthropocentric View
The Modern Period in philosophy is characterized by subjectivity and individualism, hence, centered on man.
In the Modern Period (1500-1900)
Bertrand Russell
propose an idea that explained the nature of the world.
And this idea sheds light on the philosophies characterized in this period
-Rationalism
-Empiricism
Theocentric View
In the medieval period during which the Church sustained man's intellect, the world became secondary to God and Christianity greatly influenced philosophy.
