PhilosophyPhilosophy

Begins with wonder, curiosity, explorationBegins with wonder, curiosity, exploration

Big issues: the nature of humanity, the meaning of culture, critical thinking and decision making, the goal of lifeSocial context – we are all in this!!

Metaphysics: The nature of realityMetaphysics: The nature of reality

The Nature of RealityThe Nature of Reality

GodGod The Nature of Human The Nature of Human IdentityIdentity

Metaphysics: Metaphysics: TheoriesTheoriesRealism: encounterRealism: encounterMaterialismMaterialism IdealismIdealism

DualismDualism PragmatismPragmatism ExistentialismExistentialism Modern RealismModern RealismAnti-realism (deconstructionism)Anti-realism (deconstructionism)

EpistemologyEpistemology: : the nature of knowledgethe nature of knowledge IssuesIssues

Sources of KnowledgeSources of Knowledge Reason, senses, intuitionReason, senses, intuition Balance (not just multiple)Balance (not just multiple)

How we know TruthHow we know Truth Methodologies: logic, science, judgmentMethodologies: logic, science, judgment Assumption, belief, knowledgeAssumption, belief, knowledge Life as interpretationLife as interpretation

LogicLogic DeductiveDeductive InductiveInductive FallaciesFallacies

EpistemologyEpistemology MethodologiesMethodologies

Rationalism – Plato, DescartesRationalism – Plato, Descartes Empiricism – Aristotle, LockeEmpiricism – Aristotle, Locke Intuitionism – Kant, ReidIntuitionism – Kant, Reid Existentialism – Kierkegaard, HeideggerExistentialism – Kierkegaard, Heidegger Pragmatism – Mill, MoorePragmatism – Mill, Moore

Axiology: theory of valuesAxiology: theory of values

Levels of ValuesLevels of Values ConvictionsConvictions PersuasionsPersuasions OpinionsOpinions

AxiologyAxiology Convictions/values lead us to basic beliefsConvictions/values lead us to basic beliefs Methods of judgment: intuition; experience; social Methods of judgment: intuition; experience; social agreement; reasonagreement; reason

Judgment defines existentially and pragmatically what we know. It does not make decisions or take action. But what we ‘know’ sets parameters on what we decide and what we do. This leads to values in actions.

AxiologyAxiology Personal EthicsPersonal Ethics

EgoismEgoism PragmatismPragmatism DutyDuty RightsRights CharacterCharacter

Social EthicsSocial Ethics Political philosophyPolitical philosophy Social philosophySocial philosophy

Meaning of Life

RelativismNihilismTheism

History of PhilosophyHistory of Philosophy SolomonSolomon PlatoPlato AristotleAristotle AugustineAugustine Al-GhazaliAl-Ghazali AquinasAquinas MaimonidesMaimonides

DescartesDescartes BerkeleyBerkeley LockeLocke KantKant HegelHegel KierkegaardKierkegaard

James Whitehead

Wittgenstein Buber Moore Marcel Rawls Kuhn Rahner Noddings Rorty Putnam Plantinga Craig

World ViewWorld View Foundational values, after critical Foundational values, after critical

review, form the basis for developing review, form the basis for developing a total view of the world and of life. a total view of the world and of life.

Actions, ethics, relationships become Actions, ethics, relationships become integrated and consistent.integrated and consistent.

Life becomes whole: we can think Life becomes whole: we can think and act in an integrated way.and act in an integrated way.

World ViewWorld View

Putting philosophy into practice in all lifePutting philosophy into practice in all life

Focusing on applying an ethical Focusing on applying an ethical theory in a pattern of behaviortheory in a pattern of behavior