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ETHICS

DIVISION OF PHILOSOPHY
1. Ontology
General
Metaphysics
Special
Epistemology
Philosophy 1. Cosmology
2. Psychology
Logic 3. Theology

Ethics

Purpose of Philosophy
i. Enables us to understand ourselves better;
ii. Helps us understand others, our fellowmen;
iii. Helps us understand others’ way of thinking;
iv. Help us understand the world and our place and role in it;
v. Helps us understand the significance, meaning, value, and finality of human life; and
vi. Helps us know and understand God in his nature, essence, activities and attributes.

Cause of Philosophy
The cause of philosophy – not necessarily the ultimate cause – is wonder; philosophy starts
at wonder.

Origin of Philosophy
MILETUS
- It is a Greek City of the western Coast, what is now Turkey, where Philosophy begins –
Reginald Ellen
- It was in this City where the Father of Philosophy in the Western Civilization lived, Thales (624-
546 BCE)
THALES
- Started his philosophy by asking the question, “What is the basic stuff of the world of
universe?”
Science of Beings
- It covers all things which can be apprehended by the human mind, that is, anything that exist,
can be thought of, or is known.
In their Ultimate reasons, causes and principles
- It is through reason that a thing is known and understood; causes is something from which
other things come. While other sciences give the proximate or immediate cause of things,
philosophy seeks for the ultimate or final cause and principle.

Finally, that the goal of philosophy can be acquired by the aid of human reason alone means that
philosophy bases its knowledge solely on the reasoning power of human mind, not on any authority.
Faith and Divine Authority have no place in philosophical inquiry.
As a science – because it is based on knowledge, not on mere opinions, theory of hypothesis. Its
major concern is the discovery of truth for the purpose of knowing it in advance in order to do
something about it.

Philosophy is similar to science in that it exhibits critical-and-open-mindedness, persistence,


willingness to abide by experience and reason, and impartial concern for the truth.
The difference between two fields lie in the scope and nature of their concerns and in their approach.
Philosophy deals with all aspects of man’s experience while sciences deal with restricted fields.

Real meaning:
Philosophy has been defined by Fr. Celestine Bittle as the “Science of beings in their ultimate
reasons, causes and principles acquired by the aid of human reason alone.”

What is Philosophy?
Philosophy comes from the Greek word “philosophia” which constitute two Greek words:
PHILO and SOPHIA
PHILO means “LOVE”
SOPHIA means “WISDOM”
Simply to say, Philosophy means ‘Love of Wisdom” or the pursuit of knowledge and wisdom. This is a
Nominal Definition.

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