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RESEARCH AND
PUBLICATION
ETHICS, FACULTY OF
ARTS, JU
INTRODUCTION TO PHILOSOPHY
MAUSHUMI GUHA, DEPARTMENT OF PHILOSOPHY, JU.
THE IMPORTANT QUESTIONS
• Why philosophy?
• What is philosophy?
• What does philosophy do or what do we do with philosophy?
DEFINITION OF PHILOSOPHY
• Can philosophy be defined?
• What are the different notions of definition?
TWO NOTIONS OF DEFINITION
• ARISTOTLE
• Essences
• Categorisation, individuation, identification, differentiation or demarcation
• Sets
• WITTGENSTEIN
• Family resemblance and Disjunctive properties
• Epitome or exemplar or prototype
BACK TO DEFINITIONS
• What if anything is the essence of philosophy?
• Philosophy as the love of knowledge – etymological definition.
• Philosophy as the mother of all disciplines – then what is left of philosophy once its children leave it
and go?
• The importance of questions – philosophy as an intellectual space for questions.
• The importance of critical thinking – philosophy as the master blueprint of critical thinking
(Note that questioning and reasoning are two sides of the same thing)
• Philosophy as a meta-discipline.
Chauvinism
Reticence
Diffidence
BRANCHES OF PHILOSOPHY AND A
WITTGENSTEINIAN DEFINITION
• Philosophy and its branches.
• METAPHYSICS, EPISTEMOLOGY, ETHICS, PHILOSOPHY OF MIND,
SOCIAL AND POLITICAL PHILOSOPHY
• PHILOSOPHY OF SCIENCE, PHILOSOPHY OF RELIGION, PHILOSOPHY
OF LOGIC
• LOGIC, PSYCHOLOGY
• METAPHILOSOPHY
PHILOSOPHICAL METHODOLOGY
• Commonsensical
• Analytical
• Naturalised
• Historical
• Literary
• Formal
• Logical
• Empirical?
WHY PHILOSOPHY?
• Institutional versus informal
WHAT CAN WE DO WITH PHILOSOPHY?
• Science
• Social Science
• Engineering
• Literature and Arts
• Philosophy – Tie up lose ends, test for reasonableness, check for
justification, ensure proper logical structure of thinking and presentation,
expect an overarching and comprehensive view of a problem. In their
higher reaches, all subjects tend to fall back upon philosophy.

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INTRODUCTION TO PHILOSOPHY.pptx

  • 1. RESEARCH AND PUBLICATION ETHICS, FACULTY OF ARTS, JU INTRODUCTION TO PHILOSOPHY MAUSHUMI GUHA, DEPARTMENT OF PHILOSOPHY, JU.
  • 2. THE IMPORTANT QUESTIONS • Why philosophy? • What is philosophy? • What does philosophy do or what do we do with philosophy?
  • 3. DEFINITION OF PHILOSOPHY • Can philosophy be defined? • What are the different notions of definition?
  • 4. TWO NOTIONS OF DEFINITION • ARISTOTLE • Essences • Categorisation, individuation, identification, differentiation or demarcation • Sets • WITTGENSTEIN • Family resemblance and Disjunctive properties • Epitome or exemplar or prototype
  • 5. BACK TO DEFINITIONS • What if anything is the essence of philosophy? • Philosophy as the love of knowledge – etymological definition. • Philosophy as the mother of all disciplines – then what is left of philosophy once its children leave it and go? • The importance of questions – philosophy as an intellectual space for questions. • The importance of critical thinking – philosophy as the master blueprint of critical thinking (Note that questioning and reasoning are two sides of the same thing) • Philosophy as a meta-discipline. Chauvinism Reticence Diffidence
  • 6. BRANCHES OF PHILOSOPHY AND A WITTGENSTEINIAN DEFINITION • Philosophy and its branches. • METAPHYSICS, EPISTEMOLOGY, ETHICS, PHILOSOPHY OF MIND, SOCIAL AND POLITICAL PHILOSOPHY • PHILOSOPHY OF SCIENCE, PHILOSOPHY OF RELIGION, PHILOSOPHY OF LOGIC • LOGIC, PSYCHOLOGY • METAPHILOSOPHY
  • 7. PHILOSOPHICAL METHODOLOGY • Commonsensical • Analytical • Naturalised • Historical • Literary • Formal • Logical • Empirical?
  • 9. WHAT CAN WE DO WITH PHILOSOPHY? • Science • Social Science • Engineering • Literature and Arts • Philosophy – Tie up lose ends, test for reasonableness, check for justification, ensure proper logical structure of thinking and presentation, expect an overarching and comprehensive view of a problem. In their higher reaches, all subjects tend to fall back upon philosophy.