GNS 202: Logic and Philosophy

The Philosophy called ‘love of wisdom’. Philosophy comes from two Greek word philo & Sophia which means “love of and wisdom”. 

Wisdom is higher than truth and knowledge but knowledge is philosophy. Excellence, integrity and service “Philosophy of Lautech”. 

There are two senses which are:

 (i) “loose sense” (is a philosophy (love of wisdom) from first order.

 (ii) Strict sense (is a philosophy from second order/ study of philosophy, academic discipline) here we see philosophy as the “Queen of science” (it gave birth to all science courses) - Ethics - Metaphysics - Epistemology (theory of knowledge) - Logic (science of reasoning) Argument composition of (premises and conclusion/ reasons towards attaining influence) If an argument is sound i.e. it is valid and true. Examples Not all fathers are husbands

ii. God is love through first premise Love is blend through second premise God is blind – conclusion 

A. Ethics: is simply put science or study of morality e.g. normative ethics, meta-ethics, applied ethics 

1. Normative: it deals with the rules guiding the heart /actions of a man 2. Meta Ethics: Application of language to the discuss of concept in ethics (Beauty, goodness are indefinable concept) 

3. Applied Ethics: 

B. Metaphysics is the study of reality beyond world. Issues like broad, evil, mind, soul. But we can only use language to express it e.g. (your mind is far) 

C. Epistemology: Is the science of knowledge or the study of knowledge e.g. sense of experience, reasoning, revelation. Importance of philosophy 

1. Philosophy breaks barriers 

2. Philosophy put all subject (opinions) to critical analysis 

3. Philosophy leads to development 

4. Philosophy create rational enquiries 

5. Philosophy: it enables man with reasons 

6. Philosophy is an antinodes to problem or index toward resolving problem 

7. It leads to ultimate existence to reality 

8. It examines the totality of existence of man 

9. It is all about man 

10. It discuss issues as they ought to be