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1. What is philosophy?
The document presents a whimsical dialogue between an owl character and a group of children about philosophy. The owl teacher explains the origins of philosophy, its distinction from myths, and its relevance in understanding the world. The conversation emphasizes that philosophy uses rational thinking to address fundamental questions, linking various forms of knowledge together.
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1. What is philosophy?
- 2. HA, HA! COOL! HELLO KIDS! GOOD AFTERNOON!
- 3. GICHIN, THIS ISWEIRD I SEE
- 4. FINALLY I FOUNDTHE CHILDREN I WAS SEARCHING FOR. THE REST WERE NOT SURPRISED DON’T BE FRIGHTENED…
- 5. YOU ARE USINGYOUR RATIONAL WAY OF THINKING. YOU ARE RIGHT, I AM A CHARACTER OF A TALE. REAL OWLS NEVER TALK. IN FACT, WE ARE ALL INSIDE A TALE. IN MY REAL LIFE I AM A PHILOSOPHY TEACHER
- 6. WHAT ARE WEDOING IN A TALE? ARE YOU A FRIEND? I INFORM YOU THAT I KNOW HOW TO DEFEND MYSELF AND I HAVE A LOT OF “KIME”
- 7. DON’T INTERRUPT HERGICHIN, I’VE ALWAYS WANTED TO BE FAMOUS. I’M GOING TO WEAR MY BEST OUTFITS IN PUBLIC! COME ON…
- 8. DON’T BE SCARED,I’M NOT GOING TO HURT YOU. I JUST WAS LOOKING FOR SOME ADVENTUROUS CHILDREN FOR TEACHING THEM HOW TO PHILOSOPHIZE
- 9. ME HA DICHOUN PAJARITO QUE EL AÑO PASADO OS I WAS TOLD THAT LAST YEAR YOU WERE DISSAPOINTED QUEJÁSTEIS PORQUE NINGÚN MAESTRO OS ENSEÑABA BECAUSE NO TEACHER TAUGHT YOU PHILOSOPHY FILOSOFÍA MIENTRAS QUE VUESTROS PRIMOS MAYORES WHEREAS YOUR OLDER COUSINS KNEW A LOT OF SABÍAN MUCHAS COSAS INTERESANTES Y GANABAN INTERESTING THINGS AND WON ALL THE DEBATES TODAS LAS DISCUSIONES FAMILIARES
- 10. THAT’S RIGHT… “¡QUÉ ONDA!” WE WANNA ENROLL IN THE COURSE! WE ARE JUANITO AND ZOE “¡SALUT!” WE ARE GICHIN AND NATASHA
- 11. ENTONCES YA ESTAMOSTODOS. SI HAY MUCHOS IT’S ENOUGH. IF THERE WERE MORE CHILDREN ALUMNOS ES UN LÍO. PODÉIS LLAMARME “PROFE” O IT WOULD BE A COMPLETE CHAOS. YOU CAN CALL “LECHUZA” ME “TEACHER” OR “OWL” “¡OK!” OK! Y ENTONCES… ¿QUÉ ES LA SO… WHAT IS PHILOSOPHY? FILOSOFÍA?
- 12. WAIT A SECOND,BEFORE THE “WHAT” LET’S SEE THE “WHEN”. MANY YEARS AGO, DURING THE 6TH CENTURY B.C. IN GREECE , THERE WERE SOME CURIOUS MEN. THEY ARE KNOWN AS THE FIRST PHILOSOPHERS… HOW CAN I UNDERSTAND THE MOVEMENT OF THE PLANETS?
- 13. THEY WANTED TOUNDERSTAND THE AMAZING FACTS THAT HAPPEN IN NATURE, FOR EXAMPLE WHY IT RAINS BUT IT IS EASY TO KNOW, OUR TEACHER TOLD US ABOUT THE WATER CYCLE. THERE ARE SOME CLOUDS…
- 14. “EXCUSEZ MOI”, EASY?I KNOW ANOTHER EXPLANATION. THERE IS AN AFRICAN TRADICION WHICH SAYS THAT IF YOU DANCE CARRYING A RAIN STICK, GODS WILL CREATE RAIN
- 15. LISTEN, I HAVEA BOOK OF MYTHOLOGY WHICH SAYS THAT GODDESS DEMETER MET HER DAUGHTER IN SPRING, SO THAT THE FIELDS BLOOMED WHERE IS THE RELATIONSHIP? IT’S A MYTH THAT I KNOW. NA, NA, NAAAA…
- 16. LOOK! I HAVEA CONSOLE GAME IN WHICH GOD THOR CREATES THUNDERS WITH HIS HAMMER. IT IS “LINDO”! COME ON… I SAY THAT THE CAUSE OF RAIN IS WHAT TEACHER SAID ABOUT THE WATER CYCLE
- 17. BE QUIET…, KIDS.YOU ALL ARE RIGHT. IN FACT, FOR ALMOST ALL NATURAL PROCESSES THERE ARE TWO TYPES OF EXPLANATIONS: SOME OF THEM ARE MYTHICAL, FANTASTIC OR EVEN MAGIC AND THE OTHERS ARE RATIONAL MYTHS LOGOS THE MAJORITY OF GREEK PEOPLE BELIEVED IN MYTHS BECAUSE THEY DIDN’T KNOW HOW TO EXPLAIN THINGS BETTER
- 18. HOWEVER, THE FIRSTPHILOSOPHERS DISAGREED. THEY LOOKED FOR BETTER AND LOGICAL EXPLANATIONS. THESE KIND OF EXPLANATIONS ARE KNOWN AS “RATIONAL EXPLANATIONS” BECAUSE THEY USE REASON TO FIND THE TRUTH. THAT’S HOW PHILOSOPHY STARTED… DIDN’T THEY HAVE PROBLEMS? WELL, THEY HAD SOME PROBLEMS…, BUT WE MUST CONTINUE…
- 19. SOME HISTORIANS SAYTHAT PHILOSOPHY IS “THE MOTHER OF SCIENCES”. OTHERS SAY THAT IT’S NOT THE MOTHER OF ALL OF THEM… I WAS ALREADY HERE WHAT DOES IT MEAN, TEACHER?
- 20. IT MEANS THATPHILOSOPHY IS A KNOWLEDGE SO ANCIENT THAT SOME PARTS OF IT BECAME SCIENCES ALONG THE CENTURIES I’VE GROWN UP! I’M GOING TO TRAVEL GOOD BYE, HONEY! AND WHAT DOES PHILOSOPHY DO NOWADAYS? ISN’T PHILOSOPHY A SCIENCE ANYMORE?
- 21. NO, PHILOSOPHY ISNOT A SCIENCE ANYMORE. IT IS A KNOWLEDGE, A DISCIPLINE. NOWADAYS SHE WORKS WITH THE PARTS THAT ARE STILL WITH HER AND SHE THINKS ABOUT WHAT SCIENCES ARE DOING HA! WE HAVE WOULD IT BE THE POWDER! DANGEROUS? HI MUM! WHAT ARE YOU DOING? WE HAVE TO THINK ABOUT THE USE OF POWDER
- 22. THAT’S WHY AGOOD PHILOSOPHER HAS TO KNOW A BIT OF EVERYTHING I THOUGHT I HAD TO KNOW JUST ONE THING BUT VERY WELL MY MUM SAYS THAT KNOWLEDGES MAKE A WHOLE ALL TOGETHER
- 23. YES, ALL THEKNOWLEDGES, EVEN ARTS, MAKE A WHOLE. IMAGINE THAT CULTURE IS LIKE A SPONGE… PHILOSOPHY IS THE GLUE THAT LINKS EVERYTHING AGAIN BUT I WANT THE DEFINITION YOU TELL THE GROWN- UPS…
- 24. OK: PHILOSOPHY ISA DISCIPLINE WHICH APPEARED IN GREECE IN THE 6TH CENTURY B. C. IT USES RATIONAL THINKING IN ORDER TO ANSWER THE BIG QUESTIONS AND WHAT ARE THESE QUESTIONS?
- 25. HA, HA, WEWILL SEE IT IN THE FOLLOWING TALE. DID YOU LIKE THE CLASS? YES! YES! YES! YES!
- 27. To all thechildren who have asked me what philosophy is