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Wisdom and knowledge are meaning of one of the Greek
words where the word philosophy originated. Are these words
similar or different with each other?
KNOWLEDGE
what we gained basically from experience fed by our
senses
Knowledge is the facts you gain through the use of your
senses like sense of touch, sense of smell, sense of
hearing, and sense of eyesight. If you are not going to
apply this knowledge to improve or benefit your life or
other people’s lives, then, you are only a knowledgeable
person. Hence, you can be knowledgeable about things
but not wise.
5. Generally, philosophy is an endeavor of finding for
truth by means of reason
This definition is related to the discussed etymological
definition of the word and related to the previous definitions.
Philosophers create meaningful questions as search for truth
regarding human existence, human experiences, things that
can be reached by the mind but could not be grasped by our
senses like belief about God or Supernatural Beings, and
anything in the physical world. For example, good teachers in
college treated like a daily wage workers in a construction
company or garment factory would ask, “Why do they devalue
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us in school?” “Do we have to leave the school and the
students to find a better humane working atmosphere?”
MEANINGFUL QUESTION:
There are two characteristics of a meaningful question.
1. Touches the very core of the person
2. Ask “hows” and “whys”
We come up with questions in a specific situations or
experiences we are having at a moment. These questions
bother us and make us depressed. These questions are
called metaphysical problem.
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9. An attitude toward certain activities -This definition
means that the way we act in specific situations reflects
our philosophy in life.
CONCLUSION
a. Ability of the mind to see what the eyes cannot see
b. Search for meaning
c. Endless search for value and purpose for which
everything must be directed to (including life)
REFERENCE
1. F. M. Zulueta, N. E. B. Costales, Jr., & A. S. Luaton
(2000). Philosophy Made Easy.
2. D. V. Tubo (2005). Philosophy of Man: Existential-
Phenomenological Approach.
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