Introduction TO philosophy

Philosophy of science is a branch of philosophy that deals with the foundations, methods, and implications of science. The philosophy is known as the "queen of science." Philosophy and science are two disciplines and two domains. The philosophy came first. It became the basis for science. It is also known as "natural philosophy". Both of these studies have many branches or fields of study. Both of these studies use logic, questioning, and analysis. The main difference between science and philosophy is the way they work and the way they treat knowledge.

We will begin with understanding what is philosophy?

In general philosophy means love and wisdom philosophy is an activity people undertake when they seek to understand fundamental truths about themselves, the world in which they live, and their relationships to the world and to each other. Philosophy can be explained in a subjective manner, it can different, it can be relative and it can find description.

Skills can we developed in philosophy

By studying philosophy we can improve our critical thinking and problem solving skills, for an example we have a question that “Should we respect nature?” Nature give us everything. Everything from the air we breathe to the food we eat is obtained by nature. The ozone layer has already been damaged by human activity. This is why we must respect nature. When we do not respect nature, we ourselves have to suffer the consequences of the damage it does to nature.

Philosophical Reading

Philosophical texts provide up arguments, which require you to interpret, examine and compare what the writer has written. This can on occasion imply you may want to read, re-read, and perhaps re-read once more earlier than you sense assured to your expertise of the important thing troubles they present.  This will improve your reading ability.

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Philosophical Writing

Writing is in particular vital in philosophy as it lets in you to make clear your thoughts and arguments. Often instances writing your thoughts down exhibits problems or regions that want improvement. Furthermore, writing is the number one medium for the alternate of philosophical thoughts.

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The values of philosophy

Philosophy, like several different studies, targets by and large at understanding. 

Learning Philosophy helps us to improve our communication skills, ability solve problems, ability to apply solution successfully to the problem, ability to improve reasoning, ability to evaluate the reasoning and ability to think efficiency and logically. Also, as mentioned above, the powers of persuasion and improving our writing skills and reading skills.

Bertrand Russell: “The Value of Philosophy”

Phylosophycal method

Philosophical method is studying and describing how to do philosophy. There are four types of philosophical methods. 

• Questioning

Questioning can be used to pursue thought in many directions and for many purposes, including: to explore complex ideas, to get to the truth of things, to open up issues and problems, to uncover assumptions, to analyze concepts, to distinguish what we know from what we do not know, to follow out logical consequences of thought or to control discussions.

• Critical Discussion

From a critical discussion we analyze facts from a judgement. It's self directed and monitored thinking. It brings effective communication and problem solving ability.

• Rational argument

Rational argumentation is the capacity to give reasons. A rational argument is the exchange of evidence-based reasons that are designed to influence an audience.

• Systematic philosophy

After making all the questions and problems, we can explain the reality from the systematic presentation. It differ from each other under their senses.

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AREAS OF PHILOSOPHY STUDY

Philosophy is the have a look at of the character of existence, knowledge, reality and ethics. It entails attention of the maximum essential questions on who we're. The four areas of philosophy are epistemology, Ethics, Logic and Metaphysics.

• Epistemology 

Epistemology is the study of knowledge production; it tries to present ways of thinking about and assessing what can be known, how human beings can generate knowledge, which methods and tools can be used to create knowledge, and it presents what the nature and status of scientific results are.

• Ethics

Ethics is called as Moral Philosophy . it is concerned with questions of how people ought to act, and the search for a definition of right conduct and the good life.

• Logic

Logic is the study of arguments and their properties and which is the methodological core of all intellectual disciplines.

• Metaphysics

Metaphysics is the most abstract branch of philosophy. It’s the branch that deals with the “first principles” of existence, seeking to define basic concepts like existence, being, causality, substance, time, and space.

Areas of Philosophy

Philosophy and the philosophy of science is a very broad topic. As I see it, learning this subject is a great contribution to the development of our knowledge and ability.

I hope this blog has given you some basic insight into philosophy and the philosophy of science.

I have posed some philosophical questions below. Add your comments about it,

1. Is our universe real? 
2. Do we have free will?
3. Does God exist?
4. Is there life after death?
5. Can you really experience anything objectively?
6. What is the best moral system?
7. What are numbers?

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