differentiate the different Methods of Philosophizing in determining or distinguishing

opinion and truth

Logic-it is a truth which is based on reasoning and critical thinking. It is the analysis and
construction of arguments and serve as the path to freedom from half truths and deception.
Logic is also one of the major branches of Philosophy which increases one’s ability to reason
correctly and distinguish irrational reasoning. There are rules in logic that can give a person
some techniques to create sound arguments and avoid fallacious reasoning. Logic has two
types of reasoning: the inductive and deductive. Inductive reasoning is in particular premises
converted into general premises. Through inductive and deductive reasoning it can provide the
rules on how people ought to think logically.

Existentialism– it is a philosophy that emphasizes the importance of free individual choice,

regardless of the power of other people to influence and coerce our desires, beliefs, and
decisions. It is the view that humans define their own meaning in life, and try to make rational
decisions despite existing in an irrational universe. It focuses on the question of human
existence, and the feeling that there is no purpose or explanation at the core of existence. An
example of existentialism would be when a person makes a decision about their life, follows
through or does not follow through on that decision and begins to create their essence. The idea
of existentialism is a person will create their essence over their lifetime and will be finished or
fully formed. In existentialism, the existence comes first and the essence comes second.

Analytic Tradition– this philosophy was founded by Gottlob Frege in the late 19th century. It is
said that the Philosophy should apply logical techniques to attain conceptual clarity. Analytic
Philosophy is also called linguistic philosophy, a related set of approaches to philosophical
problems. This philosophy means the using common experience and ordinary language to
analyze concepts and language in philosophy. Example of analytic philosophy is The Star
Trek’s Mr. Spock. Gene Roddenberry, the creator of the original show was famous for his
intense interest in philosophy and religion and he was probably aware of the developments in
analytic philosophy during the 1960’s when Star Treck was first made. Manyc of Spock’s
attribute his precise speech, suspicion of emotion and incredible clarity of thought mimic the
ideals of analytic philosophy.

Phenomenology– is a broad discipline and methods of inquiry in philosophy which is based on

the premise that reality consists of objects and events (“phenomena”) as they are perceived or
understood in the human consciousness and not of anything independent of human
consciousness. It is the study of structures of consciousness as experienced from the first point
of view. This philosophy was founded by Edmund Husserl who worked copiously to establish it
as a rigorous science.

anylizing the difference between opinion and truth

-A fact is a statement that can be proven true or false. An opinion is an expression of a person’s
feelings that cannot be proven. Opinions can be based on facts or emotions and sometimes
they are meant to deliberately mislead others. Therefore, it is important to be aware of the
author’s purpose and choice of language. Sometimes, the author lets the facts speak for
themselves.

what methods of philosophy that lead to wisdom and truth

-The word philosophy itself means love of knowledge. Epistemology is the branch of philosophy
that deals with the limits of all human knowledge. From the greek: Episteme(knowledge) logos
(word/speech.Surely this can be claimed as one possible road to wisdom. However, the study of
any of the branches of philosophy, and I suspect, many other disciplines can also lead to
wisdom.Wisdom is how you use knowledge judiciously to better oneself, another, or the
environment, or all three. Usually a difficult task, which is why wisdom is prized. Despite having
a great deal of knowledge to bring to bear on any given problem, still, even very knowledgeable
people fail the task.Truth is a subject also dealt with by epistemology or at least ultimate truth is,
(Thanks Prof. French!) That truth being always the same regardless of context. Logic also
touches on truth although truth more subjective or of varying degrees in one way or another.

methods of philosophizing according to: Socratic

-The Socratic method, also known as method of elenchus, elenctic method, or Socratic debate,
is a form of cooperative argumentative dialogue between individuals, based on asking and
answering questions to stimulate critical thinking and to draw out ideas and underlying
presuppositions.

methods of philosophizing according to: dialecticscientific

-Dialectic or dialectics (Greek: διαλεκτική, dialektikḗ; related to dialogue), also known as the
dialectical method, is at base a discourse between two or more people holding different points
of view about a subject but wishing to establish the truth through reasoned methods of
argumentation.

methods of philosophizing according to: historical methods

-Historical method is the collection of techniques and guidelines that historians use to research
and write histories of the past. Secondary sources, primary sources and material evidence such
as that derived from archaeology may all be drawn on, and the historian's skill lies in identifying
these sources, evaluating their relative authority, and combining their testimony appropriately in
order to construct an accurate and reliable picture of past events and environments