Philosophy Reflection Paper

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Philosophy is a well-known term that has different meanings to those who use the word. Frequently, those who are not associated with the study of philosophy use their opinions and beliefs as a basis for an argument and believe that this is a sufficient philosophical discussion. For those who have made a study of philosophy, this meaning is not correct and misses the point of a true philosophical argument. Their approach is one of discipline and logical progression rather than relying on feelings or making arguments based on opinions (“Philosophy Begins with Critical Thinking). Therefore, philosophy can be said to have the dual meaning of a person’s attitude, or thoughts about a particular subject and the opposing view of logical thinking …show more content…

Prior to the beginning of this study, I fell more in with the first meaning, and was of the belief that philosophy was merely a person assumption and not a true study of life. Philosophy to me was either viewed as people asking too many questions about things that did not require questioning, or as something already established and unchanging, already laid out by those who studied the questions of life before. However, I find that this is really not the case and that philosophy is touched upon many different aspects of other branches of study, such as science, mathematics, and psychology, and that many of those who are involved in these branches of study have made contributions to philosophy (Critchley). Therefore, although there are dual meanings to philosophy, and many have different ideas about this, I now believe that philosophy is a much more important aspect of study that I previously realized. Even if the only thing learned in a study of philosophy is how to think for one’s self critically and use the knowledge found to become wise, this is still of great benefit and far more beneficial to view philosophy under the meaning of critical

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