Philosophical Tools and Processes PDF

PHILOSOPHICAL TOOLS AND PROCESSES 1.SOCRATIC METHOD 2.ARISTOTLEAN SYLLOGISM PHILOSOPHICAL QUESTIONS Philosophy was born because of ignorance. If one is ignorant, he asks questions and if he keeps on questioning the more  Once a person stops questioning,...

PHILOSOPHICAL TOOLS AND PROCESSES 1.SOCRATIC METHOD 2.ARISTOTLEAN SYLLOGISM PHILOSOPHICAL QUESTIONS Philosophy was born because of ignorance. If one is ignorant, he asks questions and if he keeps on questioning the more  Once a person stops questioning, he cease to become a philosopher. In our daily struggles, one needs to ask simple, serious and deep questions that we have to grapple with.  Socrates’ method is called dialectics. The Socratic Method, also known as method of elenchus, elenctic method, or Socratic debate, is a form of cooperative argumentative dialogue between individuals, based on asking and answering questions to stimulate critical thinking and to draw out ideas and underlying presuppositions.  Dialectics is a term used to describe a method of philosophical argument that involves some sort of contradictory process between opposing sides.  As a dialectical method, it is a discourse between two or more people holding different points of view about a subject but wishing to establish the truth LOGICAL REASONING Philosophy reasoning is the process of thinking about something in a logical way in order to form a conclusion or judgment.  Reasoning is the method we use in doing philosophy. However, although it is necessary for any competent engagement with philosophy, it is not the end all and be all of philosophy.  All branches of philosophy employ reasoning in explaining their arguments. For example the concept of right or wrong which is the domain of Ethics based their arguments in human reason alone in contrast with theology which is dependent from the Bible as the source of its moral  One type of logical reasoning is the deductive reasoning: Example: Premise 1: All human beings are mortal. Premise 2: But the President of the Philippines is a human being. Conclusion: Therefore, the President  Here we are taught to arrive at a certain truth or knowledge in a logical process. In contrast, Inductive reasoning begins with a particular to universal argument. Example: Premise: Student A, B, C, D, E, F….. are wearing School ID. Conclusion: Therefore, All students are wearing ID