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Philosophy Perception

The document discusses the topic of philosophy. It defines philosophy as thinking independently of science and mathematics through justification and consideration of thoughts rather than perceptions alone. Philosophy is needed to fill in gaps left by science, logically evaluate information, develop higher-order thinking skills, and provide well-reasoned answers. The vagueness of endless questions is seen as paving the way for philosophical inquiry as philosophers developed ways to satisfy their thirst for knowledge by either agreeing on formulations that satisfy that thirst or posing new questions as answers.

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Philosophy Perception

The document discusses the topic of philosophy. It defines philosophy as thinking independently of science and mathematics through justification and consideration of thoughts rather than perceptions alone. Philosophy is needed to fill in gaps left by science, logically evaluate information, develop higher-order thinking skills, and provide well-reasoned answers. The vagueness of endless questions is seen as paving the way for philosophical inquiry as philosophers developed ways to satisfy their thirst for knowledge by either agreeing on formulations that satisfy that thirst or posing new questions as answers.

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PHILOSOPHY

1. What is Philosophy?

“Questions beg for answers that does not necessarily have an answer.”

Philosophy is hard and complicated but an enlightening word at the same time. It makes you think the
following questions but is not limited to it like “How do you know that thing happened?”, followed by
“What do you mean by that thing” and “What is actually the meaning of meaning?” Specifically it is the
intellect or way of thinking, independent of science, mathematics, and/or any matter that is approached
empirically. In simple terms, it makes you answer questions that can be answered through justification,
thinking through thoughts and not perceptions, and lastly reality – but then again, it doesn’t mean that
if it’s a question it could only be answered through a statement.

2. Why do we need philosophy?

As we all know, Science has an unknowing nature – meaning, not everything could be explained clearly
by Science. There are a lot of things that are brought to us vaguely by Science like “If God made the
world? Who made God?” or “If it is through the Big Bang Theory and such, what causes the creation of
those?”, “Who created those?” “Who created those who created those?” Stephen Hawking already
answered the question with a philosophical analysis saying that it is reasonable to ask who or what
created the universe, but if the answer is God, then the question has merely been deflected to that of
who created God. Aside from filling in the blanks left by the Science, we need philosophy in order to
evaluate information logically, activate Higher Order Thinking Skills, and most importantly, as a member
of the academe, developing “on point” answers are the key in being successful, so when we think
philosophically we are able to weigh great thoughts from the ones that are not – the gist is things are
bare and vague without philosophy.

3. What do you think paved way for philosophical inquiries?

As for me the vagueness of an unending series of questions started philosophical inquiries. It is a human
nature to satisfy one’s cravings, be it for knowledge or belongings. Since philosophy is all about the
process of thinking in a certain manner, philosophers created a way to satisfy their thirst of knowledge
thus, creating either an answer to the questions by coming into an agreement that what they have
formulated satisfies their thirst of knowledge – which may not be the actual answer to it or by giving a
question in return that seems to be the answer.

Like what I did in our PPIITTP module: The question was, “Paano mapapaunlad ang kasanayan ng isang
mag-aaral sa isang mapanuri at makabuluhang pagbasa?” and I answered it with another question
saying, “Paano mo mahahasa ang talim ng iyong karunungan at kasanayan sa pagbasa kung wala ka
namang kutsilyong hinahasa?”

4. How do you use words on a daily basis?


I use words on a daily basis carefully because in a young age, I realized that there are vague definitions
of words depending on a person. So first, I take a quick scan or assumption of the identity and
characteristics of a person if it actually fits mine but if not I adjust the words that I use so that no
arguments could be made, words left undefended, and hearts left cut open. Peoples have different
content schema and that depends on their cultural background so choosing an appropriate word is my
key to creating an environment with less dispute.

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