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    This document defines philosophy as the love of wisdom. It discusses the historical development of philosophy from ancient Greek philosophers like Thales and Socrates who were interested in questions about the nature of knowledge, ethics, and metaphysics. The main branches of philosophy are epistemology, ethics, and metaphysics. Studying philosophy provides benefits such as developing intellectual curiosity, an interest in cultural history, sharpening thinking skills, and providing career guidance.

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    This document defines philosophy as the love of wisdom. It discusses the historical development of philosophy from ancient Greek philosophers like Thales and Socrates who were interested in questions about the nature of knowledge, ethics, and metaphysics. The main branches of philosophy are epistemology, ethics, and metaphysics. Studying philosophy provides benefits such as developing intellectual curiosity, an interest in cultural history, sharpening thinking skills, and providing career guidance.

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    WHAT IS PHILOSOPHY?

    • DEFINITION AND NATURE


    • HISTORICAL DEVELOPMENT
    • BRANCHES
    • BENIFITS
    DEFINITION AND NATURE
    DEFINITION AND NATURE
    PHILA SOPHIA

    LOVE of WISDOM
    DEFINITION AND NATURE
    INTEREST

    ATTRACTION

    LOVE DEDICATION

    COMMITMENT
    DEFINITION AND NATURE

    WISDOM
    HISTORY

    ?
    KNOWLEDGE
    WONDER
    CURIOSITY

    EXPERIENCE
    BRANCHES
    WHAT EPISTEMOLOGY

    ? WHY

    HOW
    META PHYSICS

    ETHICS
    BRANCHES

    What is the universe?

    Why is there a universe?


    How to deal with this universe?
    THALES
    HISTORY

    What is life?

    Why am I here?

    How should I live my life to the


    SOCRATES fullest?
    BENIFITS
    Why study PHILOSOPHY?
    Intellectual curiosity: philosophy is

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    essentially a reflective-critical inquiry
    motivated by a sense of intellectual
    “wonder.” What is the world like? Why
    is it this way, rather than another? Who
    am I? Why am I here?
    BENIFITS
    Why study PHILOSOPHY?
    Interest in cultural and intellectual

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    history: as a discipline, philosophy pays
    a great deal of attention to its history,
    and to the broader cultural and
    intellectual context in which this history
    unfolds.
    BENIFITS
    Why study PHILOSOPHY?
    Sharpening thinking skills: the study of philosophy is
    especially well suited to the development of a

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    variety of intellectual skills involved in the analysis of
    concepts, the critique of ideas, the conduct of
    sound reasoning and argumentation; it is important
    to emphasize that philosophical inquiry also fosters
    intellectual creativity (developing new concepts, or
    new approaches to problems, identifying new
    problems, and so on).
    BENIFITS
    Why study PHILOSOPHY?
    Career guidance: the skills it develops and sharpens
    are transferable to a wide variety of professional

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    activities. Obvious examples include the application
    of reasoning and argumentation skills to the
    practice of law; less obvious examples include the
    application of analytical and critical skills to
    journalism, investment banking, writing, publishing,
    and so on; even less obvious examples include
    putting one’s philosophical education to work in
    business entrepeneurship, political and social

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