African philosophy African philosophy is a holistic philosophy which shares certain ideas with Buddhist philosophy: it stresses the importance of the human community and the community’s place in the Universe. In the following we are going to discuss the main idea of African philosophy and ubuntuism. Ubuntu is part of African philosophy‚ but it can be separately defined. African philosophy is philosophy produced by African people‚ philosophy which presents African worldviews‚ or philosophy that uses
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Philosophy at its very core refers to wisdom‚ learning‚ and the “study of the fundamental nature of knowledge‚ reality‚ and existence‚ especially when considered as an academic discipline” (Merriam-Webster). Philosophies are values that we live by and create as we go throughout our lives. We can create them ourselves‚ adopt old ones‚ and modify them all the time. Chances are that if you asked someone their philosophy on life‚ they wouldn’t really know what to say. There are certain types of philosophy
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NAME: ZAINAB MUSTAPHA TAYO COLLEGE: LAW DEPARTMENT: LAW 100 LEVEL 17TH NOVEMBER 2012 SECTION A: A REVIEW OF CHAPTER 2 OF OLUSEGUN OLADIPO’S THINKING ABOUT PHILOSOPHY; A GENERAL GUIDE This chapter starts by introducing us to the areas which confuse students concerning philosophy‚ they are; the practical utility of their area of intellectual engagement‚ the usual impression of the philosopher as an intellectual generalist. A philosopher as intellectual generalist is one whose area of knowledge
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Philosophy and Religion: Are they compatible? For me‚ philosophy and religion are compatible. Philosophy has always had a major role in the church as means to spread knowledge and also to learn more about Gods revelation. The Christian religion is God’s revelation to us. It is compatible with natural philosophy‚ but it is not necessarily something we would have come up with on our own. Philosophy doesn’t contradict religion‚ some atheist evangelicals use it as a "tool" although they do not
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Philosophy is the study or creation of theories about basic things such as the nature of existence‚ knowledge‚ and thought‚ or about how people should live. Philosophy is different from strategy‚ with strategy being the specific ways in which a philosophy is put into action or implemented. By hashing out a philosophy of mission is a good way to get people in an organization on the same page. So‚ without a shared philosophy of mission‚ a mission team will find it difficult to effectively evaluate
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PHILOSOPHY OF THE HUMAN PERSON “Philosophy bakes no bread.” So goes an old saying that pops up time and again especially in nonphilosophical circles. The statement‚ more often than not‚ serves as an indictment of any rational exercise that seems so detached from the more existential concerns of practical life. To all appearances‚ the criticism is correct. But then‚ it is perhaps equally correct to admit that
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------------------------------------------------- The Greek Philosophy of Man ------------------------------------------------- The Greek Philosophers Socrates‚ Plato and Aristotle taught that the proper way to solve the problem of man is to first inquire into and discover the true nature of man. ------------------------------------------------- The solution to his present problems caused mostly by ignorance or lack of knowledge‚ can be found by recalling all what he knew clearly in his former
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Why Study Philosophy? Since the dawn of time‚ humans have searched far and wide trying to find out why we are here‚ how we got here‚ and who or what‚ if anything‚ put us here. It is hard to say whether we will ever find the true answer. That does not mean that we do not still try‚ however. The study of philosophy helps us to dive deeper and to take a closer look into everything we think‚ believe‚ know‚ and do. Philosophy urges us to analyze the very basis of our knowledge‚ so we can understand
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In philosophy‚ the “self” is used to refer to the ultimate locus of personal identity‚ the agent and the knower involved in each person’s actions and cognitions. The notion of the self has traditionally raised several philosophical questions. First‚ there are questions about the nature and very existence of the self. Is the self a material or immaterial thing? Is the self even a real thing or rather a merely nominal object? Second‚ is the self the object of a peculiar form of introspective knowledge
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The 5 Branches of Philosophy Healthcare is considered one of the backbones of our society and is integrated into every aspect of our lives. When talking about different areas healthcare‚ we can use philosophy to better understand the basic principles involved in healthcare. Philosophy can be divided into five different branches; metaphysics‚ epistemology‚ ethics‚ politics‚ and esthetics. These five branches show the different perspectives of healthcare to better understand how the related
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