CET - Lesson 1 (Basic Concepts in Philosophy)

Which 2 Greek Words form philosophia?

• Philos, Philein

• Sophia

• Philoso

• Ophia

The Greek word "philos" means?

• to love, to desire

• wisdom

• love of wisdom

The Greek word "sophia" means?

• to love, to desire

• wisdom

• love of wisdom

The Greek word "philosophia" means?

• to love, to desire

• wisdom

• love of wisdom

Philosophy is a rational critical thinking of a more or less systematic kind about the conduct of life, the general nature of the world, and the justification of belief.

• Encyclopedia Americana, 2003

• The New Websters Dictionary of the English Language, 1995

• Piñon, 1995

• Gualdo, 2000

Philosophy is the love or pursuit of wisdom; the search for basic principles.

• Encyclopedia Americana, 2003

• The New Websters Dictionary of the English Language, 1995

• Piñon, 1995

• Gualdo, 2000

Philosophy is the science of the things by their ultimate principles and causes, as known by natural reason alone.

• Encyclopedia Americana, 2003

• The New Websters Dictionary of the English Language, 1995

• Piñon, 1995

• Gualdo, 2000

Philosophy is a human search for meaning; an intellectual quest that goes beyond the boundaries of concrete knowledge, towards the realm of the abstract where the inquisitive mind finds some satisfaction and wonder.

• Encyclopedia Americana, 2003

• The New Websters Dictionary of the English Language, 1995

• Piñon, 1995

• Gualdo, 2000

Philosophy is the never-ending search for the total human meaning of our experiences. It is a discipline that attempts to look for answers to man's inquisitive mind that begins in wonder and ends in awe.

• Bauzon, 2002

• Kolak and Martin, 1990

• Earle, 1992

Philosophy is the art of questioning everything; the goal of philosophy is wisdom and wisdom requires questioning what is questionable.

• Bauzon, 2002

• Kolak and Martin, 1990

• Earle, 1992