Intro To Philosophy And Ethics

A scene from How I Met Your Mother series

I haven't seen Star Wars so, did I become a part of Star Wars? Haha! Ok Marshall! 

I already defined Philosophy from my recent post, that Philosophy is an academic discipline that exercises reason and logic in an attempt to understand reality and answer fundamental questions about knowledge, life, morality and human nature; Ethics is under philosophy which studies about moral judgement.  I really find Philosophy and Ethics interesting but I think it is so hard to study that I have to squeeze some brain juice to figure out things about premises, arguments, etc. Well at least it will trigger my brain to work hard. 

In fact, I love arguing with other people and prove them that they’re wrong and turn back at them like a boss. Isn't amazing? But I’m not like that. But, I really like debating with other people, especially if the topic is really interesting.  I like learning new stuff. Learning is fun, you know.

Philosophy and Ethics will help us to think wisely, to communicate effectively (like debating or arguing), to find legit evidences or proof regarding a certain issue, to help us appreciate the points of others and most of all, it will teach us how to respect other's views and opinions. Everything that we'll learn from Philosophy will be a lifelong benefit to us.

Socrates, for instance, he said, "I am the wisest man alive, for I know one thing, and that is that I know nothing." I believe Socrates' curiosity made him the wisest man alive. Socrates asked the youth continual questions and by that, he discovered different opinions and answers from them that made him know everything (which are the gathered answers). For me, his hunger for information and passion to know the truth by asking these people, made him the wisest man alive. 

Maybe I just need a new perspective when it comes to studying philosophy. I have to see it as a tool of helping me to think critically to produce wise decisions, a food for the brain (oooh! Food!), to study society norms for future references. 

But in reality, everything changes right? With the things I will learn from this subject, can I still use them in the future if almost everything in life is constantly changing? 

I hope I will enjoy and survive from this subject…

May the odds be ever in my favor!