Introduction to Philosophy Mr. Kott. Overview of Today… What is Philosophy? What is Philosophy? Four Major Areas of Philosophy Four Major Areas of Philosophy.

Introduction to Introduction to PhilosophyPhilosophy

Mr. KottMr. Kott

Overview of Today…Overview of Today…

What is Philosophy?What is Philosophy? Four Major Areas of PhilosophyFour Major Areas of Philosophy Values and NeedsValues and Needs

What is Philosophy?What is Philosophy? Philosophy is the discipline Philosophy is the discipline

concerned with questions of how one concerned with questions of how one should live; what sorts of things should live; what sorts of things exist, and what are their essential exist, and what are their essential natures; what counts as genuine natures; what counts as genuine knowledge; and what are the correct knowledge; and what are the correct principles of reasoning.principles of reasoning.

Philosophy’s origins come from the Philosophy’s origins come from the Greek for “Love of Wisdom.”Greek for “Love of Wisdom.”

What is philosophy?What is philosophy?

Philosophy is the consideration of all things in Philosophy is the consideration of all things in regard to their most basic reasons and causes.regard to their most basic reasons and causes.

Philosophy is a person’s emotional response to Philosophy is a person’s emotional response to the world around them.the world around them.

Four Major Areas of PhilosophyFour Major Areas of Philosophy

Ethics: Questions of how one should live-Ethics: Questions of how one should live- How should I behave?How should I behave? How should I form my values, goals, principles, attitudes?How should I form my values, goals, principles, attitudes? ““Is it okay for me to steal “x”?Is it okay for me to steal “x”?

Metaphysics: What sorts of things exist and what are Metaphysics: What sorts of things exist and what are their essential natures?their essential natures? Why is there something instead of nothing?Why is there something instead of nothing? Why do I exist?Why do I exist? What is the nature of the universe?What is the nature of the universe? What is the nature of man?What is the nature of man?

Four Areas of PhilosophyFour Areas of Philosophy

Epistemology: What counts as genuine Epistemology: What counts as genuine knowledge?knowledge? How do I know something?How do I know something? How do you obtain this knowledge?How do you obtain this knowledge? Does x = y? Does the belief = truth?Does x = y? Does the belief = truth?

Logic: what are the correct principles of Logic: what are the correct principles of reasoning?reasoning? How can one argue?How can one argue? ““Your argument is illogical.Your argument is illogical.

What do you need to be happy?What do you need to be happy?

Maslow’s Hierarchy of NeedsMaslow’s Hierarchy of Needs

Identify Your Own Cluster Set of ValuesIdentify Your Own Cluster Set of Values 1:1:

Good FoodGood Food SexSex RestRest ComfortComfort

2:2: HelpingHelping ServingServing Being KindBeing Kind Protecting CaringProtecting Caring

3:3: My workMy work EffectivenessEffectiveness ReliabilityReliability WinningWinning EnduringEnduring

4:4: SocializingSocializing PeoplePeople TalkingTalking PartyingPartying JoiningJoining

5:5: LearningLearning KnowingKnowing DiscoveringDiscovering ReadingReading ThinkingThinking

What does it mean?What does it mean?

1:1: Hedonism: Pleasure, Comfort, FunHedonism: Pleasure, Comfort, Fun 2:2: Nurturing: AltruisticNurturing: Altruistic 3: Achievement: Work Oriented3: Achievement: Work Oriented 4: Socialization: Person to Person4: Socialization: Person to Person 5: Cognitive: Knowing5: Cognitive: Knowing

What do you value?What do you value?