Why Study Philosophy
Because philosophy is the most revolutionary form of knowledge.
- It ponders without prejudice the fundamental questions of man: Who am I? Is there fate or do we define our lives? What is death? What do I owe others? What can I know for sure and what can’t I know? What is meaningful in our lives as individuals and as a community?
- It helps and inspires us to create a personality that is autonomous, self-confident, with the ability to empathize and understand reality.
- It trains us, more than any other science, in critical thinking, analysis, and the ability to question any belief.
- It introduces us to the history of human thought and ideas in the most general and comprehensive way. It studies a huge range of great texts, thinkers and ways of thinking that have shaped how we think today, even if they belong to different eras and traditions.
- It acquaints us with modern developments in science and art, illuminating their importance and value for man.
- It combines the precision and systematicity of science with the beauty and creativity found in art.