Key Objectives

Upon completing this chapter you should be able to:

Compare the original sense with the modern sense of philosophy.

Use examples to show the main characteristics and features of philosophical questions and how they arise from belief conflict.

Describe both traditional and alternative ways of dividing and classifying philosophy.

Describe some of the benefits of philosophy.

Avoid succumbing to the two common myths about philosophy.

Know what an argument is and know some of the more common reasoning fallacies.

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