Alissandra Joschelle C.

Gonzales
BS Architecture 4-3
PHILOSOPHY
We live in a day and age where everybody always centers around information, numbers,
and logical discoveries, however what is frequently overlooked is the rationality of regular daily
existence, the effect it has on basic leadership, and the bearing of expert vocations and its
relationship to life. Philosophy and the concepts within philosophy impact many avenues in my
life such as my education and life.

In today's world there is a popular use of the word philosophy. Philosophy is a term applied
to almost any area of life. Philosophy is the attempt at answering or understanding the questions
that the being who is philosophizing yearns to know or wishes to understand. The importance of
what the philosopher wishes to know or understand is not a determinate factor in what it means
to do philosophy. The act of doing philosophy is not defined by the subject of examination but by
the driving passion of knowing and understanding.

Philosophy covers many subjects and emphases, this includes logic, metaphysics and
epistemology. Logic is a term used to describe the various types of reasoning structures, the
relationship of ideas, deduction and inference, and in modern times. symbolic logic which
becomes quite mathematical. Logic is too technical to consider in the confines of a general
introduction to philosophy. There are many excellent texts that may be consulted for a general
look at logic. Metaphysics, on the other hand, another Greek word which refers to the attempt to
describe the nature of reality. It involves many questions such as the nature and makeup of the
universe, whether the world is purposive or not, whether man is free, whether the world is eternal
or created, and many other issues. And lastly, Epistemology is a foundational area for other areas
of philosophy. Epistemology involves three main areas: (l) the source or ways to knowledge. How
do we know what we claim to know? How do we know certain kinds of things? (2) The nature of
knowledge. What do we mean when we say we know something? If I declare I know a pin oak
tree, do I know this directly or indirectly? (3) The validity of knowledge. In this the matter of truth
or falsity is considered. How do I claim to know that something is true? Why is one statement
regarded as true or false?

Philosophy is a Set of Questions and Answers. Philosophy has a long list of topics it has
been interested in. Some of these are more interesting and up-to-date than others. Is the world
of one or more substances? Is it matter, mind, or other? Is man only a body? Is he, or does he
have a soul? Does God exist? Many other questions could be incorporated. Some questions have
several proposed solutions. This is true in trying to answer what the nature of man is. Other
questions cannot be answered decisively. Does God exist? can only be answered in terms of a
probability situation. No scientific proof can decide the question either way. Some questions have
been answered to the satisfaction of many philosophers for a long period of time only to be raised
again. One example of this is the old question of Socrates' day about man being born with
knowledge, called innate knowledge. For centuries this was accepted by a variety of people. But
John Locke seems to have solved the matter for many philosophers that man is not given innate
ideas at birth. Hence, he must gain his knowledge through experience.