PHILOSOPHY WHAT IS IT?  Controversial  Questioning  Pursuit  Poking nose in  Meddling  investigation.

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PHILOSOPHY WHAT IS IT?  Controversial  Questioning  Pursuit  Poking nose in  Meddling  investigation

Explores the big questions of life Not happy to just accept Critical thinking and analysis Investigation and reflection Why? Reasons?

Questions common sense assumptions and beliefs Rather than simply accept: 1.what is common knowledge

2. What someone told us 3.Or what our experience suggests 4.Or even what appears to be self evidently true

Philosophers will ask whether any of these grounds is ultimately secure?

What about philosophy of Religion? It is the study, questioning, reasoning, investigation etc of centuries of belief and influences It aims to explore and analysis the ‘answers’ that religion tries to give to the big questions of life

SOCRATES – FATHER OF PHILOSOPHY ( BC) Tried Condemned Executed For his teachings Contemporaries said his methods of enquiry irreligious as it attempted to ‘understand ‘ the divine.

His impact upon logical investigation and what has become the philosophy or religion is profound. His is the basis of philosophy today

Study of philosophy of religion : inquiring minds The ability to analyse a point of view

The ability to develop and reason through an argument The ability to reach a logical and justified conclusion READ !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!