what is the etymologica definition of philosophy?

what is the real definition of philosophy

is of real value to the one who searches for it.

his attention, concentration, interest, effort

It is ______________out until (a) the answer to his search is found, or (b) the answer is not yet found, but the conviction is reached that for the moment at least this is the best possible although still imperfect answer.

what does the homo viator means

People experience a sense of____&____

actions like rape, torture, and child abuse are not just socially unacceptable behavior but are moral abominations. [William Lane Craig, Reasonable Faith: Christian Truth and Apologetics. Wheaton, Illinois: Crossway Books, 1994, p. 124.] Even Darwinist Michael Ruse admits, “The man who says it is morally acceptable to rape little children is just as mistaken as the man who says 2+2=5.

When we accept the existence of goodness, we must affirm a moral law on the basis of which to differentiate between good and evil. C.S. Lewis (The Case for Christianity) demonstrates the existence of a moral law by pointing to men who quarrel-- the man who makes remarks is not just saying that the other man's behavior does not happen to please him but is rather appealing to some kind of standard of behavior that he expects the other man to know about

also called Law of Nature because early philosophers thought that generally speaking, everybody knows it by nature. [

there is a real right and real wrong that is universally and immutably true, independent of whether anyone believes it or not.

Moral judgments are different from mere expressions of personal preference—they require backing by reasons, and in the absence of such reasons, they are merely arbitrary

refers to the standards or norms that an individual or group holds concerning good and evil, what constitutes right and wrong behavior.

is the inquiry into, or the investigation of, the subject matter of morality, or the study of how we are to act in morally good ways.

is to develop a body of moral standards on which we can draw to help us respond to the many moral challenges we face.

Ethos means

ethics is moral philosophy which relies solely on human reason to investigate truths. Moral theology on the other hand, employs reason insofar as it is enlightened by faith or divine revelation.

ethics takes the form of Value Education.

is something a person prizes, cherishes, and esteems as important to him. It includes ideas, things, or experiences.

Matter is the only reality.

God is the Supreme Creator and Lawgiver.

Man is free and must use his freedom to promote his personal and social interests along with his fellowmen.

. Man is matter and does not have spiritual dimension.

Man has an immortal soul which cannot die

Man is free and must exercise his freedom to promote the welfare of the society.

There is no life after death.

Man is accountable only to the State

. Man is accountable for his actions, both good and evil.  

is a system of beliefs and practices based on faith or revelation. It provides both the direction and motivation for the moral life of people.

requires that we perform the required action regardless of our feelings towards such action.is concerned with the externality of the act. is definitely concerned with what we do, not with what we feel

are those actions which man performs knowingly, freely and voluntarily.

It must be performed by a conscious agent who is aware of what he is doing and of its consequences.

. It must be performed by an agent who is acting freely, that is, by his own volition and powers.

It must be performed by an agent who decides willfully to perform the act.

are those actions happened in man. They are instinctive and are not within the control of the will. Such actions are the biological and physiological movements in man such as, metabolism, respiration, fear, anger, love and jealousy.

are those performed by the will and are not bodily externalized.

is the simple love of anything; the first tendency of the will towards a thing, whether this thing be realizable or not.

is the purposive tendency of the will towards a thing regarded as realizable, whether the thing is actually done or not.

is the acceptance by the will of the means to carry out intention. It is a further intention of doing what is necessary to realize the first or main intention.

is the selection by the will of the precise means to be employed (consented to) in carrying out an intention.

the employment by the will of powers (of body, mind, or both) to carry out its intention by the means elected.

is the enjoyment of a thing willed and done; the will’s act of satisfaction in intention fulfilled.

are those done either by man’s mental or bodily powers under the command of the will.

are conscious reasoning, recalling something, encouraging oneself, controlling aroused emotions

are deliberate walking, eating, dancing, dancing, laughing,

involve the employment of bodily powers and mental powers.

 are those actions which are in conformity with the norm of morality. They are good actions and are permissible.

are those actions which are not in conformity with the norm of morality. They are bad or evil and are not permissible.

are those actions which stand neutral in relation to the norm of morality. They are neither good nor bad in themselves.

is present in a person who fully knows and fully intends an act.

is present in a person who acts without fully realizing what he means to do, or without fully intending the act.

present in a person who is forced by circumstances beyond his control to perform an act which he would not do under normal conditions.

is present in a person doing an act willfully, regardless of whether he likes to do it or not.

is when an act requires the performance of an activity.

is when an act requires the omission of an activity.

is that voluntariness which, in the judgment of prudence and common sense, would be actually present if opportunity or ability for it were given.

accompanies an act which is primarily intended by the doer, either as an end in itself or as a means to achieve something else.

accompanies an act or situation which is the mere result of a directly willed act.

an end is that towards which an action tends. Every human activity tends towards the direction of an end which in the last result, is the good that perfects some faculties.

it is the natural termination of an activity.

– it is the purpose that the agent has in mind.

it is an immediate end on account of which an action is immediately performed.

it is that which the agent wishes to achieve later on, and toward the attainment of which he employs the present act as a means.

it is a subordinate end sought for the attainment of another end.

it is on account of which other ends or means are sought. It is willed for its own sake.

It has varied shades of meaning. - It is that which fits a function. (Aristotle)

are those that fit the natural needs of man as man. Such goods include food, shelter, health, life.

are those that fit the wants of an individual because of his circumstance. Such include money, car, good name, degree, power, luxury, etc.

are those that fit the wants of an individual because of his circumstance. Such include money, car, good name, degree, power, luxury, etc.

is something which has an intrinsic value. We call it “value” because it possesses qualities rendering it fitting or desirable.

is actually an evil thing but is viewed as “good” under certain circumstance. Examples are: diseases, sadness, death, worry, crimes, etc.

is that which contributes to the integral perfection of a person, such as: education, virtue, food, exercise, medicine.

good is that which merely contributes to the external appearance or convenience of a person such as: clothes, wealth, social status, political power, etc.

unlimited goods) has the fullness of qualities enabling it to fully satisfy human desire. Example is God.

possesses only certain qualities so that it does not fully satisfy human desire except in a relative or limited sense. Example is all earthly goods.