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What is Philosophy?
What is Philosophy?
Study the meaning and background of philosophy.
Meanings of Philosophy
The word “Phracha” is the term that Phra Worawong Tho. Krom Muen Narathipphong Praphan (His Royal Highness Prince Wanwaitayakorn) formulated to use with the English word “Philosophy” is a word derived from 2 Sanskrit words which are
1. Pra: Prasert
2. Chaya: knowledge, know, understand
When combined, it is “Prajaya” (Philosophy) which means sublime knowledge. It is a course that deals with the principles of knowledge and truth.
The word “Phracha” corresponds to the Pali word “Wisdom” which is derived from the root of the word P (objective = all around) + Ya (element = knowing).
The Dictionary of the Royal Academy, 1982, defines the meaning of the word “wisdom” as “enlightenment, knowledge, prudence, intelligence” and defines the meaning of the word “philosophy” as a subject that On the principle of knowledge and truth means that philosophy has the duty to seek knowledge about the truth of things. both concrete and abstract
It can be seen that the meaning of the word “philosophy” in use today Does not match the meaning of the word “wisdom” because the term “philosophy” was not coined from the word “wisdom”, but from the English word “Philosophy”, the word “Philosophy” in English came. From the Old French word “Philosophie” comes from the Latin word “Phiosophia”, which is derived from the Greek word philosophia. “Philosophia” (Philosophia) is another one.
Therefore, the word “Philosophy” is derived from the Greek word “Philosophy”. “Philosophia” is derived from two words:
Philos: Love of or Loving of (Love)
Sophia: Wisdom or Knowledge (Knowledge, Wisdom, Wisdom)
Combined, the word “Philosophy” means “Loving of Wisdom”. knowledge, a love for knowledge or a passion for knowledge
However Considering the translations of the word “philosophy” of Greek origin with that Sanskrit is different, that is, translated from Greek means. love of knowledge or wisdom love because of knowledge or wisdom belonging to God alone Humans have the right to love or only interested in seeking can not own.
The part translated from Sanskrit means great knowledge. or knowledge Every human being can have knowledge. or have noble knowledge due to complete knowledge, the highest, the end of doubt
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The word philosophy comes from Sanskrit. means noble knowledge Its root is derived from the word pra, meaning sublime, and chaya, meaning knowing, which is a term coined by Worawongtheo. Phra Chao Wanwithayakon Krom Muen Narathippong wrote instead of philosophy in English, which comes from the ancient Greek word Φιλοσοφία Philosophy. which can be distinguished as φιλεῖν Philen meaning love and σοφία Sofia meaning knowledge. Together, it means “Love of knowledge” or desire to access knowledge or wisdom
Philosophy, according to the Royal Academy Dictionary, means the subject of the principle of knowledge and the principle of truth, that is, among all the knowledge of mankind, It can be divided into two big things.
The first is the subject of nature, such as physics, with the aim of studying the truth and understanding of nature more than the surroundings because it includes the entire universe in depth. Biology aims at the study of all living things, chemistry. The goal is to study the elements and the composition of the elements, etc.
The second subject is social issues such as economics with the goal of studying the economic system of society, political science with the goal of studying the political system and governance of society, jurisprudence with the goal of studying the legal system of society, etc.
goals in the study of philosophy is to cover knowledge and truth in all sciences and in all fields of human knowledge. including their daily life The results of the study of philosophy can be used as reference. Philosophers are often called philosophers, philosophers, or philosophers.
Philosophical issues
Philosophers are interested in existence, virtue, knowledge, truth and beauty. Philosophers question these concepts — which are outside the scope of the study of science in the past
There are many subjects in the field of study of philosophy such as
What is the right idea?
we will check that Any ideas are correct or not, and how.
What is the nature of thinking and thinking?
Is the right idea absolute or relative?
What is the nature of knowledge?
Knowledge is caused by what factors? What is the process by which knowledge is acquired?
Action What should be the ultimate goal?
Is there a difference between good and evil? What is the difference between good and evil?
What is the truth? What is there? Does this universe have a god?
What is the fundamental nature of things?
Do things exist on their own beyond our perception?
How is the nature of place and time?
Why are people born? What is consciousness?
Is beauty up to the person who perceives it? Or is it a universal thing that is true in itself even though it is not perceived?
What is the element of beauty? What is art?
these etc.
In ancient greek philosophy, these groups of questions are considered in the sub-disciplines of philosophy: analysis or logic, epistemology, ethics, metaphysics, and aesthetics. where ethics and aesthetics are collectively referred to as axiology, however, philosophy is not only concerned with these areas. Aristotle, who initiated this kind of branching, continued to organize politics. Modern physics, geology, biology, meteorology, and astronomy is also a branch of philosophical study. Greek philosophical circles developed analytical thought influenced by Socrates and his methods. which proposed to divide the problem of interest into parts in order to better understand the problem.
However, in other philosophies as in Eastern philosophy Branching may not be required in the manner mentioned above. or if interested in the same subject.
