PP110 Study Guide - Quiz Guide: Advantageous, Microevolution, Jean-Paul Sartre
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Philosophy begins when we start to wonder about and question our basic beliefs: when we undertake philosophy, we do so because we are ignorant, puzzled, confused, or simply overawed by the vastness of what we don"t know. Philein=to love, sophia=wisdom the love of wisdom. Three clues about philosophy: philosophers will take any opportunity to disagree, argue, and debate, there is almost nothing up for question and debate in philosophy. If you want to know what philosophy is, you must be prepared to philosophize (thinking in philosophy) The gole of philosophy is to answer these questions for ourselves and achieve autonomy: autonomy: the freedom of being able to decide for yourself what you will believe in by using your own reasoning abilities. The cave = situation: ignorance, prejudice, thoughtlessness, and complacency. ** the myth of the cave suggests philosophy is an activity that is difficult, has the aim of freedom, and examines the most basic assumptions of human existence.
