Philo 6 Final presentation

relating the wisdom I’ve learned from some of the great philosophers of the past to my life in the present: 

relating the wisdom I ’ ve learned from some of the great philosophers of the past to my life in the present By: Toral Patel

What does Philosophy mean?: 

What does Philosophy mean? Philosophy in the dictionary is defined as the pursuit of wisdom and search for a general understanding of values and reality by chiefly speculative rather than observational means. To me philosophy means the study of our behavior and it ’ s constant questions about everything around us including our existence, values, society and religion. I think Philosophy teaches a person how to think, believe and understand more deeply .

Rene descartes: 

Rene descartes I doubt, therefore I think; I think therefore I am

Method of doubt: 

Method of doubt A process of finding out the truth. It is concerned with eliminating everything that can possibly be doubted. Descartes portrays a basket filled with apples, some which are good and some that were rotten as in the bad ones. Instead of throwing them all away, Descartes considers the best procedure and that was to empty the whole basket and carefully inspect them one by one. The good apples were to be Descartes true beliefs and the rotten ones were his false beliefs. The basket itself was the mind, and the discarding of the apples was Descartes ’ s method of doubt.

Method of doubt (continued): 

Method of doubt (continued) Descartes method of doubt leads to “ Absolute skepticism ” In which a person should doubt that anything can be known to include existence and that things that do not doubt can not exist.

ETHICS: 

ETHICS

We live in a world where we are constantly being categorized by our race and ethnicity: 

We live in a world where we are constantly being categorized by our race and ethnicity Aristotle who believed in the “ naturalistic ethical systems. ” viewed ethics differently from the other philosophers. There are so many things that we as a society can do to get rid of these ethical issues if not completely then one step at a time. If we were to replace negative thoughts with thoughts of morality, compassion, love, and respect. Then we would be able to see less of these issues that happen in our society today.

Ethics (contiued): 

Ethics ( contiued ) We study ethics in order to improve our lives Its principal concern is the nature of human well-being. Aristotle follows Socrates & Plato in taking the virtues to be central to a well-lived life.

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F E M I N I S M

FEMINISM: 

FEMINISM Today the biggest issue in the United States is the "ideal" body image for girls. If a women is slim she is considered more beautiful and prettier. Women are used as a sexual object on tv commericials as a way of getting people to buy the product. Women are always left with the responsibility of the children and the household chore. Some women in some countries are not allowed to work or go to school after the age of 18.

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Because I am a women, I must make unusual effort to succeed. If I Fail, no one will say “ she doesn ’ t have what it takes ” They will say “ Women don ’ t have what it takes ” . ~Clare Boothe Luce

Eastern Philosophy: 

Eastern Philosophy

Hinduism & Buddhism: 

Hinduism & Buddhism I like the ideas and teaching in buddhism, in how to live from suffering. Being Hindu myself, I believe in my religion strongly, in the reincarnation and praying to animals that are Gods. Like Ganesh, who has a head of elephant. Every religion has a special teaching, in which a person learns something new about life, love and things in general. Being a Hindu, I went to a catholic school for twelve years of my life, learned the Christianity religion and now I am learning about the Islamic religion, as my significant other follows that religion. I am embracing three religions, that I firmly believe and hold lot of respect of.