Methods of Philosophy Leads to Wisdom and Truth

By: Group 2

Methods of Philosophy leads to wisdom and truth

Index

4. Analyctic Tradition

1. Phenomenology

2. Existentialism

5. Logical and Critical Thingking

6. Fallacies

3. Postmodernism

Phenomenology

Phenomenology

• It studies the appearances of things, or things as they appear in our experience, or the ways we experience things, thus the meanings things have in our experience.

• study of phenomena
• related to phenomenon, which means an observable fact or event
• founded by Edmund Husserl

Existentialism

Existentialism

• founded by Søren Kierkegaard
• Existentialism is the philosophical study of the human condition, while phenomenology studies how people experience things.

• It is a philosophical theory or approach which emphasizes the existence of the individual person as a free and responsible agent determining their own development through acts of the will.

Postmodernism

• It do so by getting rid of concepts of truth. They have ideas of it, but they don’t believe about it the same way most of us do.
• For them, truth now is simply what works for us or truth is simply which is consistent with other things.

Postmodernism

• It is characterized by broad skepticism or relativism and a general suspicion of reason.
• generally questions the basic assumptions of Western philosophy in the modern period.

Analytic Tradition

Analytic Tradition

• It is founded by Gottlob Frege, Betrand Russel, and G.E. Moore
• It also states that philosophy should be consistent with the success of modern science.

• It states that philosophy should apply logical techniques to attain conceptual clarity.

• It is also called linguistic philosophy

Logic & Critical Thingking

Logic & Critical Thingking

• Logic is centered in the analysis and construction of arguments
• Critical Thinking focuses on distinguishing facts and opinions or personal feelings.

• They serve paths to freedom from half-truths and deception
• It also includes 2 Basic Types of Reasoning

Fallacies

Fallacies

• There are many usually commited errors that are considered to be a fallacy; examples being appeal to pity, appeal to ignorance, false cause, hasty generalization, and more.

• faulty argument, one that is not based on sound reasoning or logic.
• These can be made on purpose or by mistake.

That's All

Thank You!

- group 2