Philosophy

Philosophy

The methodical reflection that reflects the articulation of knowledge and the limits of existence and modes of being is called philosophy . The term, of Greek origin, is composed of two words: philos ( "love" ) and sophia ( "thought, wisdom, knowledge" ). Therefore, philosophy is the "love of knowledge . "

The philosopher, on the other hand, is an individual who seeks knowledge by knowledge itself, without a pragmatic end. It moves by curiosity and inquires about the latest foundations of reality. Beyond the development of philosophy as a discipline , the act of philosophizing is intrinsic to the human condition . It is not a concrete knowledge, but a natural attitude of man in relation to the universe and his own being.

Like religion , philosophy focuses on the ultimate issues of human existence. On the other hand, unlike religion, it is not based on a divine revelation or on faith, but on reason . In this way, philosophy can be defined as the rational analysis of the sense of human existence , both individual and collective, based on the understanding of being. Despite certain similarities with science , philosophy distances itself from it since many of its questions can not be answered by experimental empiricism .

In ancient Greece is where the aforementioned philosophy arose for the first time. Specifically, it appeared at the beginning of the sixth century BC in the part of Ionia, which is located in Asia. A moment and a place that, undoubtedly, marked this branch of knowledge because there took place some fundamental events in it.

In particular, among those points that must be stressed that we would find the establishment of four periods such as the pre-Socratic philosophy, the Sophists, the Attica and the post-Aristotelian.

Stages all of them where great thinkers who are currently studying and who have become basic pillars of the history of philosophy will take center stage. This would be, for example, the case of Plato, who was a follower of Socrates and noted for performing numerous works where he made special emphasis on what is the theory of ideas and forms.

In particular what determined with that is that each idea is unchanging and unique and that the beings of what is the sensible world are characterized by being imperfect and deficient. Issues all of them that acquired great value among philosophy as well as his well-known myth of the cave where he deeply analyzes the difference between reality and knowledge.

In addition to this thinker is also fundamental in this branch that concerns us Aristotle, who was a disciple of the former. A figure that is considered, among other things, the father of Logic.

Philosophy can be divided into different branches. The philosophy of being, for example, covers metaphysics , ontology and cosmology , among other disciplines. The philosophy of knowledge includes logic and epistemology , while the philosophy of action is related to issues such as ethics .