Thursday, March 21, 2013

Major learned: Man as a Person: Critical Thinking


     There were lots of ideas, critiques, and philosophies about man as a person. First, that man lives in their ego because of the greed and pride. Second, that man is the image of God, wherein we become united and belong to one family. Lastly, man viewed as the product of social interaction.

     Man was given lots of meanings and philosophies about man, but for me man is the creature of God, who was given the gift of intellect and free will. Man has the freedom to make a change on our society. Man has the body and soul to use for living. Our body functions as the shell/house where our soul operates. Man where given the knowledge to think, to do whatever is right. We were given the gift of knowledge that other creatures can’t have the capability to use. We have the free will, wherein we can do whatever we want.

     I learned that man has the different personality and character. Personality differs from character; it is because personality is the rational action while character is the moral action. Personality is being develop by man through its actions, while the character is develop through it values. Good personality and good character when combined is the result of perfect person, because having good personality and character would mirror yourself, how you were grown up by the people on your environment. Thus, whatever you do it mirrors your personality and character.

     Our professor also discussed about the fallacies. It says that fallacy is an error in reasoning. There were lots of fallacies discussed such as Fallacy of Irrelevance, Fallacy of presumption, and the Fallacy of ambiguity. These fallacies were most use in an argument especially Argumentum ad hominem. I learned how the following fallacies were used and make an argument. For example, submit all the needed requirements and I’ll pass you on my subject (Argumentum ad Hominem). One type of Fallacy of Presumption is the Fallacy of composition- from whole to parts. For example, all Antonio family is good in playing musical instruments. Karla Antonio is part of Antonio family. So, Karla Antonio is good in playing musical instruments. Fallacy of Equivocation, for example, Student: Sir! Go out?! These statement/question may have other meaning, first, it could meant by asking for permission going out, another it could meant to the teacher to Go out of  the classroom.

     Knowing and understanding the following lessons gave me ideas about the things like the fallacies and about man as a person. Studying fallacies would help me avoid mistakes in reasoning. This may be open my mind to think more to avoid mistakes like in fallacies. Studying philosophy about man as a person gave me ideas that are very usual to know by students. Man as a person, is being responsible on whatever we do, thinking on what is right, and making decisions in the right way. 

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