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THE NATURE OF PHILISOPHICAL INQUIRY Philosophy is the study of general and fundamental problems, such as those connected with

reality, existence, knowledge, values, reason, mind, and language. Philosophical inquiry is very demanding, suitable only for those who possess a fair degree of courage, humility, patience and discipline. Nature of philosophical inquiry through the method of Pragmatism, more specifically Ontological Pragmatism. The meaning of discourse is to be understood in terms of its effect on behavior, and ontological assumptions are essentially prescriptions on how behavior analysis is to be conducted. This method will measure the truth of philosophical inquiry through what it leads to in experience or practice. Scientific inquiry questions the world outside man, while philosophical questions the world inside man. Scientific inquiry have two functions: first, to provide a descriptive account of how scientific inquiry is carried out in practice, and second, to provide an explanatory account of why scientific inquiry succeeds as well as it appears to do in arriving at genuine knowledge of its objects. Philosophical inquiry, though implicitly stated, can be summed up to this statement: It is the transcendence of common knowledge through the entire involvement of the other through discourse and sharing of common experiences with the hope of giving birth to new knowledge through shared reflection. Logic, Phenomenology, and Meta-Pragmatics are the three modes of Philosophical Inquiry given by Johann. Logic deals with the rational and sensible organization of experiences. When it aims to analyze and represent the form of any valid argument type. Phenomenology is the process of making these rational and sensible organizations of experience practical and applicable to daily life. Logic must contain phenomenological adequacy so as it to be pragmatic. Lastly, meta-pragmatics is making this phenomenological adequacy useful to man and his community. It is transcending the sphere of knowledge that has been set by society. In short, philosophical inquiry starts in oneself, when he chooses to be part of another. Inquiry then proceeds with the occurrence of having something in common, the heart of it will be seen when there is something not in common.

The Philosophical Enterprise The Philosophical Enterprise, written by John Kavanaugh, S.J., introduces the students to the world of philosophizing which entails three disciplines, namely, (1) discipline of questioning, (2) discipline of liberation, and (3) discipline of personhood. The essay encourages the students to search for the values of TRUTH and WISDOM, not subscribing to blind adherence, thoughtless conformity, and unquestioning acceptance. Disciplined questioning that can be used to pursue thought in many directions and for many purposes, including: to explore complex ideas, to get to the truth of things, to open up issues and problems, to uncover assumptions, to analyze concepts, to distinguish what we know from what we don't know, to follow out logical implications of thought, or to control the discussion. Discipline of questioning Discipline of liberation What are the consequence if a person engages in blind adherence, unquestioning acceptance, and thoughtless conformity in the presence

of societal structures that close avenues to the truth? Discipline of personhood Ones life is ones life is ones own unique creative project. Despite that, one may use a working definition (Though the word definition must be avoided, in actuality.) of sorts, as one performs philosophy, in order to further appreciate its value.

In its most basic form, phenomenology thus attempts to create conditions for the objective study of topics usually regarded as subjective: consciousness and the content of conscious experiences such as judgments, perceptions, and emotions. Although phenomenology seeks to be scientific, it does not attempt to study consciousness from the perspective of clinical psychology or neurology. Instead, it seeks through systematic reflection to determine the essential properties and structures of experience.IntentionalityIntentionality refers to the notion that consciousness is always the consciousness of something.EvidenceIn everyday language, we use the word evidence to signify a special sort of relation between a state of affairs and a proposition: State A is evidence for the proposition "A is true." In phenomenology, however, the concept of evidence is meant to signify the "subjective achievement of truth. The Noesis is the part of the act that gives it a particular sense or character (as in judging or perceiving something, loving or hating it, accepting or rejecting it, and so on). This is real in the sense that it is actually part of what takes place in the consciousness (or psyche) of the subject of the act. The Noesis is always correlated with a Noema. Noema has long been controversial, but the noematic sense is generally understood as the ideal meaning of the act and the noematic core as the act's referent or object as it is meant in the act. One element of controversy is whether this noematic object is the same as the actual object of the act (assuming it exists) or is some kind of ideal object.

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