- Published: October 3, 2022
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- University / College: The Australian National University
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Philosophy Those individuals who love to pursue wisdom by the means in an intellectual manner are regarded as philosophers. On the other hand, philosophy entails academic discipline that concerns the rational investigation of structure of reality and nature. This essay demonstrates the five categories of philosophy namely the epistemology, reality, freedom, self and ethics. After which personal philosophy is captured from a personal point of view, though in relation to two other philosophers. First, according to philosophy of reality, one, it is noted that it is not enough the way things are because, at times we are deceived. The fact is, real is genuine, or what someone can lean on safely, or rather the reliable. Its opposite is that which cannot be reliable, fake or untrustworthy. On other hand, philosophy of freedom precedes existence. This is according to Berdyaev, who further asserts that since freedom precedes existence, this concept is placed on highest metaphysical level. In his religious belief, where his freedom is tired, Berdyaev believes that God is present only in freedom. In summary, this is act or ability to actually think and act independently, in relation to the possibility of modern consciousness. Considering ethics, according to philosopher Berdyaev he affirms that ethics is the backbone of philosophy since it is concerned with sin, which is the origin of moral and evil. He generalizes this issue by saying ethics is a philosophy of freedom. Considering Epistemology, it makes sense to note that it is a philosophy that deals with knowledge. Its main concern is the definition of knowledge, its source the process of getting or rather acquiring it and its limitations. According to experts, they affirm that the philosophy of epistemology can be obtained via reasons or experience. Finally, self in philosophy concerns knowledge, of people’s or one’s particular mental states, including ones’ desires, beliefs as well as sensations. That is why, Descartes, on of the known philosophers affirms that knowledge of self is pertinent from the realm knowledge. Now having outlined the above category, the philosophy of self is what describes me as a philosopher since it deals or rather it touches the essential qualities that a person distinct himself from another one. In other words, it narrates a unified being, which also is a source of consciousness. According to me as a philosopher, it is of no offense if I say knowledge modes are actually purified separately of the object matter. Moreover, with this, one can identify other imaginable person who actually casts out human consciousness into certain specific epistemological premises. In this regard, I assert that the first knowledge task is the knowledge of premises or rather to know one criterion. The same phenomenon if illustrated by Hillman. On the hand, I am also of the idea that soul is a substance and that my soul is actually distinct from my personal body. With that, I argue that this soul can actually survive or rather exist without the body. I therefore acknowledge the pertinence of God, in my soul. By so doing, I think that body can actually perish, however the mind is immortal by nature. I further admit that I or anyone else cannot create God, and so understanding that God is the creator, I admit that God did put thoughts into my head. With that, I value the fact that God exists and so, I rely on the philosophy of trusting and believing in God (Solomon 12). To grown it all, I can say I believe in, and at the same time, I believe that my existence indicates or rather proves the existence of God. At the end, with all the above, God being my creator, and who gave me power to think, I submit that I got all this understanding to God. With that, I acknowledge healing fiction. These are the two philosophers, who are more the same like me, and so we are related philosophically. “ The truth of the matter when it comes to philosophical thinking of God is that, according to Descartes and Hillman, we are God’s representation or the image of God”. With that, I second them. Now, having analyzed the above philosophical concept it is worth to evaluate the pertinence of each chosen philosopher. First, Descartes as a philosopher plays an important role in outlining the importance of God in our lives. In other words, he acknowledges that God exists and so, human beings are his representation. He actually affirmed that he believes in God, and so, our appearance represents the availability or rather the appearance of God himself. Therefore, the basis of considering this philosopher in this evaluation is that he believes or acknowledges God. On the other side, Hillman puts consideration on the philosophy of self. It is true that if one cannot understand himself, then he or she will not understand the ways of God. Moreover, with that, they both relate in away. Hillman affirms that in alliterating his statement above, “ And with this, one can identify other imaginable person who actually casts out human consciousness into certain specific epistemological premises.” For everyone who is a believer, it is believed that the origin of human kind is God, who is our creator, with that; it makes sense to assert that the two philosophers had the same belief. In addition, since the aim of this essay is to derive certain categories of philosophy, then it makes sense to talk about them concurrently. Works Cited Solomon, Robert C.. Introducing philosophy: a text with integrated readings. 10th ed. Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2008. Print.