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    Philosophy is about asking and answering life's fundamental questions. More than 2500 years ago, Buddha declared that life involves overcoming suffering through a series of challenges. Each challenge in life poses questions that must be answered, such as determining the cause of feeling unwell, finding a process to overcome it, and considering the consequences. By experiencing life's hurdles thus far, students have already asked and answered hundreds of questions, preparing them to embark on a philosophical journey of further questioning and understanding.

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    Philosophy is about asking and answering life's fundamental questions. More than 2500 years ago, Buddha declared that life involves overcoming suffering through a series of challenges. Each challenge in life poses questions that must be answered, such as determining the cause of feeling unwell, finding a process to overcome it, and considering the consequences. By experiencing life's hurdles thus far, students have already asked and answered hundreds of questions, preparing them to embark on a philosophical journey of further questioning and understanding.

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    What is Philosophy?

    More than 2500 years ago a sage in South Asia named Gautama Buddha declared that “Life is
    suffering.” This is the first of his Four Noble Truths. And indeed if you look at your life you will
    see that it is a series of challenges that you have to overcome if you want to survive. It feels like
    you are competing in a race in which you are required to successfully jump hurdles in order to
    win. And each challenge in life is really a question or a bunch of questions that you have to
    answer. If you are not feeling well for example you might ask, Why am I feeling this way (cause)?
    How can I overcome it (process)? How it will affect my life and the people around me
    (consequence)?
    Philosophy, our subject matter for this course, is really all about questions and answers. And
    since by now you already asked and answered hundreds of questions your life experienced
    already prepared you to take our philosophical journey starting now.

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