How Will You Describe Philosophy As A Science?

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Paggabao, Alyssa
1. How will you differentiate the positive and negative understanding of the term pilosopo? The Tagalog word pilosopo translates to ‘philosopher’ in English. It refers to a person who practices philosophy, the study of ideas about knowledge, truth, nature and life. A philosopher seeks wisdom. It is someone who asks questions and tries to answer it using his/her intellect. However, the word pilosopo is used as an insult in the Tagalog context. A pilosopo is someone who is sarcastic or someone who talks back. Filipinos tend to use it in a negative way even though originally, it has a positive meaning.
2. How will you describe Philosophy as a Science? Scientists like Isaac Newton, Albert Einstein, Galileo Galilei, Charles Darwin, Alexander Graham Bell, Thomas Edison, Aristotle, Gregor Mendel, etc. are also philosophers. All of the inventions or discoveries that they had contributed to the science community had undergone critical thinking and conceptual analysis throughout the experiment. They seek for answers and made their researches carefully. Philosophy is defined as the science of all things or beings because it is a systemized body of knowledge. It is not based on opinions or theories. According to Aguas, it is the science of all things or beings because it studies all things or realities which can be reached by our human mind. It tries to explain the fundamental essence or nature of reality. Philosophy is defined as science because its