What is Philosophy? Meaning of Philosophy

This video lecture discusses in great details the meaning, nature, and dynamics of "philosophy" as a discipline, as well as its major branches.
Full transcript of this video is available at:
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ORIGIN OF PHILOSOPHY
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HISTORY OF GREEK PHILOSOPHY (PART 1)
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HISTORY OF GREEK PHILOSOPHY (PART 2)
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HISTORY OF GREEK PHILOSOPHY (PART 3)
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HISTORY OF GREEK PHILOSOPHY (PART 4)
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DOING PHILOSOPHY
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SOCRATIC METHOD OF PHILOSOPHIZING
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HUSSERL’S PHENOMENOLOGY: METHODS OF PHILOSOPHIZING
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THE HUMAN PERSON AS AN EMBODIED SPIRIT
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In this day and age it’s very difficult to find somebody whom is willing to discuss profound philosophical questions. It’s almost as if we have been taught to ridicule such questions and in fact I’d go as far to say that I have seen fear in the eyes of a lot of people when it comes to philosophical questions. From my experience people in general don’t seem to sit in awe at the spectacular world and life we live in any more. Instead they get afraid and turn a blind eye. I am laughed at and thought of as a fool or an outcast simply because I would like to discuss and ponder subjects such as ‘why am I conscious?’ A vast majority of people these days would much rather discuss and ponder what will happen on the next episode of love island. I feel alienated. I firmly believe that if we all pondered the big questions and had the freedom to openly discuss them without prejudice then we would discover so much more about our selves and the universe we live in.

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Based on my knowledge, philosophy is divided into three fields of areas of inquiry or branches while logic serves as a philosophical tool for reasoning and making good arguments when tackling, dealing with ideas, and doing philosophy. The branches are epistemology (the philosophy of knowledge), metaphysics (the philosophy of the origin and nature of being and existence and concepts beyond physical), and value theory (the philosophy of values) which are further divided into ethics (moral and social and or political values) and aesthetics (values of beauty, the beautiful, and art). :) Also, theodicy for me is just one point of view, perspective, theory, or idea under the broader study of philosophy of religion which is a branch on its own but can be identified with metaphysics. Philosophy of religion is the branch of metaphysics that deals with the nature of God, God's existence, the problem of evil, God's attributes, concepts of faith and belief, and philosophical concepts on religion, etc.

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