STUDY GUIDE: LESSON 2
The Importance of Philosophy in General
Lesson Overview
Having discussed what philosophy is, we now consider why it is important to study philosophy. We will divide our discussion into 2 parts: (1) Why is it important for all persons in general and (2) Why is it specifically important for Christians to study philosophy? We begin, in true philosophic fashion, by examining the question itself: what we do mean by philosophy being important and we introduce the idea of the philosophic mindset. We then examine 5 reasons why it is important for all persons to adopt the philosophic mindset. We will end by providing an overview of the different branches of philosophy.
Tasks
Read and take notes from chapter 2 of
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• What are the 2 respects in which clarification is important?
1. Important that we are clear about what we believe for our own benefit. Out actions, motivations, and feelings are predicated on our beliefs, which means we need to be clear on what they are.
2. Clarifying terms and concepts is of utmost importance b/c our discussions about our beliefs are based on a shared understanding of what those terms and concepts mean. Make sure all are on the same page; everyone is clear on the meaning of terms involved so we understand we are talking about the same thing.
• Why is clarification important in philosophical discussions?
So we don’t waste time in fruitless discussion. Be sure we are all talking about the same thing.
• Distinguish between the 2 kinds of arguing in 4 ways.
~If philosophy is the pursuit of truth, then arguing is the strategy that guides that pursuit. Arguing is a philosopher’s primary task; they love it.
~ They construct arguments, evaluate the arguments of others, and produce counterarguments against those arguments.
1. One type is the angry dispute argument, characterized by angry emotions. Attack opposing person. Goal of this argument is to win: show them we are right and they are wrong. Negative experience that we often avoid.
2. Second type is a dispute between competing ideas. This is the kind phil do. Rather than emotional, it is rational. Seeking
* 24 What are 2 misdiagnosis of the reason for Mark Studdock’s failure? 1. SOMETIMES WE FAIL TO SECURE THE TRUTH BECAUSE OF SOME KIND OF PHYSIOLOGICAL MALFUNCTION 2. “THE WISE MAN OUGHT TO PROPORTION HIS BELIEF TO THE EVIDENCE”
From my perspective, the mind always seemed like a complicated and intricate puzzle. It was a puzzle that I had no desire to evaluate or even begin to learn more about. It was something that I had just accepted because I believed it was above my understanding and much too complex. However, I never thought to look at just one small piece of the puzzle. If I could just focus on one little section, maybe I could increase my overall knowledge of the mind. By reading the book, Mindset by Carol S. Dweck, I was given the opportunity to be able to specialize on one very crucial part of our mind. A part that deals with how we view ourselves and others, our communication, and the reasoning behind our actions. This is called our mindset. While reading
The first chapter introduced the reader to the art of rhetoric. He describes how rhetoric works through real life examples. He demonstrates ways that rhetoric persuades us like, argument from strength, and seduction. He tells the reader that the sole purpose of arguing is to persuade the audience. He showed that the chief purpose of arguing is to also achieve consensus, a shared faith in a choice.
His aim was to use this method of doubting everything you know to discover what we actually do know for certain. So we can prove them.
An argument is a claim supported by reasons and pieces of evidence. Arguments have five primary attributes. Firstly, argumentation is a social process which involves two or more parties responding to one another’s proposal or claim. For the case of a written argument, the writer responds to the content of the essay through a critique process. The responses should not only involve restating the same claims and reasons but rather providing supportive pieces of evidence to the positions taken accordingly. Secondly, the aim of an argument is to make the audience adhere to the written critique. The objective is to influence the audience with the aim of gaining support to
16. What family of instruments were the most important? The string family was the most important instrumental family in a Baroque orchestra.
The statement “philosophy of Christian education” contains much information to be unwrapped. The term philosophy literally means, in the Greek, “love of wisdom.” In this case, the study of philosophy involves a “critical
to be heard and easy to understand. This shows that you are in control and not emotional e.g.
I. Purpose for this investigation is to pin-point problems within the Roanoke branch of Phoenix Advertising which have led to the recent resignations of an art director and an account executive, increasing client complaints about quality of work, productivity and demoralization of employees within that branch.
Feldman begins the introduction of his inquiry by identifying the importance of argumentation in critical thinking and epistemology. He states, “Epistemology is the abstract study of knowledge and rationality. Critical thinking, as I understand it, is a kind of applied epistemology, the underlying idea being that thinking clearly and carefully about any issue requires understanding and applying some fundamental epistemological concepts” (Feldman 1). He goes further to describe arguments as “tools for helping us figure out what it is most reasonable to believe” (Feldman 2). A good argument is an earnest exchange between different parties that are trying to establish an agreeable conclusion. It is for this reason that agreeing to disagree is fallacious. In a debate, the sole purpose is to challenge ideas and claims in order to come to the paramount and most logical conclusion. The function of deliberation is
I think our biggest challenge is such discussions is the inadequacy of our language and the vagueness of concepts such as soul, spirit, divine, God, self, etc. Nevertheless, it is worth the effort to try our best to communicate and discuss these fundamental questions. I believe much frustration and hostility is born out of miscommunication and the feeling
At that point clarify the potential negative and positive effect of this standard talk on those living with a mental determination.
There are many was that people experience conflict throughout their day. This can include conflict in the work place, at home, or even on video games. All these opportunities to collide with conflict can make it difficult to determine what type of conflict is occurring, and reach the best possible solution to the problem. There are certain cues that can be seen when dealing with realistic, and nonrealistic conflict. These include then end goals related to the conflict, flexibility, and the interests of the parties involved within the conflict. Also, the appropriate response to a non-realistic conflict is to use force or coercion to resolve the issue. First realistic conflict produces different cues from nonrealistic, and these can be used in determining the type of conflict that is being dealt with.
The expression argument has two meanings in scholarly writing. First, it means a composition that takes a position on one side of a divisive issue. You might write an argument against the death penalty, or for or against censorship of pornography. But argument has another meaning, too. It means an essay that, simply, argues a point. You might assemble an argument about the significance of ancestor myths in a certain aborigine culture, or you might write an argument defending your understanding of any poem or essay that is read in your philosophy class. (Winthrop University) You are not necessarily taking one side of a divisive issue, but you are required to defend your points with credible evidence. You are taking a position. In a sense,
This conflict can be defined in several ways. Because it involves communication and personality differences as well as negative emotions, it can be considered an affective conflict (Myers & Anderson,