Marcos' Philosophy 101 What is Philosophy?

I know I reserved this for last week but I can do it now.

So Welcome To Marcos' 101 Philosophy Course. Just the basic knowledge of the big ideas. (Trust me, they are vital and sometimes confusing depending on who you chose to read.)

So Let's start with 3 Important Questions

1) What is Philosophy?

2) What are the main branches of Philosophy?

3) What is the use of Philosophy?

What is Philosophy? Philosophy is simply Put, the literal love of knowledge from 2 Greek roots. But primarily it's a system of beliefs rooted in logic to understand the world around us.

I think might be too simplistic an answer but the gist is still the same. Philosophy allows us to look at the world more analytically and understand how the world works and what make us human. It's the vital essence of discovery primarily.

What are the main branches of Philosophy?
Philosophy has been divided into many specific categories of schools of interpretation, knowledge, and belief and it can all be pretty confusing as someone might talk of philosophy of science and mathematics or be a materialist or determinism, but just ignore all these primarily other than their names. I'll get into some of them later when we talk about ethics and the other branches.

In fact, Ethics is one of the main branches.

I categorized the main branches of Philosophy down to 5 Branches each with a question in need of an answer.

Metaphysics: What is the world made of and is it real?

Epistemology: How do we discover knowledge for ourselves?

Ethics: What Moral Code should I follow to lead me to a good life?

Politics: What social structure shall be used to govern the people?

Aesthetics: What is art/beauty and its purpose?

These 5 are just my personal opinion on the most important subjects since every philosopher must at least talk about these 5 branches once in their works, though sadly many have brushed aesthetics aside.

What is the use of Philosophy?

Like Religion, Philosophy is meant to be used as a guide for living a better life. It's to find solace in the difficult times and understand ourselves a lot more than the average person sees them self. It's to find meaning in our world and many atheists, such as myself, explore this world to find the answers and the purpose in our lives. Even the religious have used or studied philosophy, specifically their own religion and sometimes, other religions to gain understanding. Remember, Know Thyself.

Thanks for tuning in, Next week, we'll be looking at metaphysics and discussing the two most debated positions of metaphysics.