PHI 1104 Lecture Notes - Lecture 86: Eristic, Unmoved Mover
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To become a philosopher you have to be part of the philosophy field just like any other philosophy. You add on to past philosophers or ideas. To become a philosopher you need to ask questions and answer a series of them in a kind of story like way. 1- you need to have a philosophical question. 2- you need to address it in a unique way. 3- you need to have a body of work. 4- you need it to have meaningfulness ambiguity. 5- past philosophers have to rely on your philosophy. 6- you need to be a dead european male. Logos refers to critical thinking, knowledge, and understanding. Cosmos is referred to as nature, everything that is around us, our essences. Thales, born in ionia, now known as turkey. He had little patience for the ignorant and the vulgar.