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How: Answer a series of reflective questions that will open your mind and heart. 0 The Importance Of Natural Philosophy. 0000002370 00000 n There are 4 common ways in which Western Philosophy can be usefully broken down or organized: the discipline concerned with questions of how one should live (ethics); what sorts of things exist and what are their essential natures (metaphysics); what counts as genuine knowledge (epistemology); and what are the correct principles of reasoning (logic) (, investigation of the nature, causes, or principles of reality, knowledge, or values, based on logical reasoning rather than empirical methods (, the study of the ultimate nature of existence, reality, knowledge and goodness, as discoverable by human reasoning (, the rational investigation of questions about existence and knowledge and ethics (, the search for knowledge and truth, especially about the nature of man and his behavior and beliefs (, the rational and critical inquiry into basic principles (, the study of the most general and abstract features of the world and categories with which we think: mind, matter, reason, proof, truth, etc. Why: Defining your personal philosophy of nursing is important because it provides direction and motivation. Philosophy is such a huge subject that it is difficult to know how to break it down into manageable and logical sections. Conclusion. The Ancient Greeks believed philosophy was a medicine for the soul. But before anything is done, the meaning of philosophy should be understood. 0000004089 00000 n As Plato explained long ago, this is liberating . Suffice it to say that some philosophers, as well asfocusing inward on the abstract philosophical issues that concernthem, are drawn outwards to discuss or comment on issues that are morecommonly regarded … 0000000016 00000 n Title. Thomas Aquinas was a 13th century Dominican friar, theologian and Doctor of the Church, born in what is known today as the Lazio region of Italy. His most important contribution to Western thought is the concept of natural theology (sometimes referred to as Thomism in tribute to his influence). Process. Philosophical questions (unlike those of the sciences) are usually foundational and abstract in nature. 0000041834 00000 n It has provided an impetus to the computer and the telecommunication industry. In his contribution to A Teacher’s Life: Essays for Steven M. Cahn, David Rosenthal (CUNY) raises questions about philosophy’s fit with the humanities and the sciences, framed around the study of history. Descartes was born in La Haye on March 31, 1596 of Joachim Descartesand Jeanne Brochard. 0000007139 00000 n Series. Philosophy doesn’t seem, to the students, to have any tangibles to show. 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