Philosophy of Science

The two terms testimony and reasoning are commonly used in philosophy and its concepts are immensely used in philosophical studies. However ,these two terms are used in day-to-day lives to bring out similar meanings as in philosophy. What is Testimony? The term  'testimony' in everyday usage in English is confined to reports by witnesses or by experts given in a courtroom, or other formal setting.  But in  analytical philosophy, testimony is expressed as a process by which knowledge or belief is gained by understanding or believing in spoken or written reports of others irrespective of the setting.   Simply , testimony intends to transfer beliefs from one person to another . Testimony helps in spreading current news, gossips, rumors and one’s view in a community.  Testimonies are spread in written forms, verbally or by means of different signs and signals .The most common way of spreading testimonies is in spoken form. The speaker plays a major role in asserting the testimony a

Can you even imagine that most of the knowledge you possess is gained by perception? Empirical knowledge that individuals possess is grounded by perception. All ideas, thoughts, views and information running in your mind begin with perception. Have you ever thought what would happen if you were unable to perceive any perceptions? This however is not possible but still most individuals lacking perception from either of the senses will have fairly poor experiences in perception and knowledge. Most importantly perceptions have a lot to deal with our knowledge and it is discussed under epistemology of perception. What is Epistemology? Epistemology is formed by the two Greek words ‘ episteme ’ and ‘ logos ’ which collectively gives the meaning of theory of knowledge.   Epistemology is the study of nature, origin and limits of human knowledge. In brief, it is a branch of philosophy which questions about knowledge and understanding.  In my opinion perception is the source of knowledge. We do

  Arguments that we usually come across in life are in the form of quarrels and disputes. These experiences have brainwashed our minds and have given the impression that arguments are meant for only fights and disputes. Do arguments only stand for quarrels and disputes? If the answer is yes it means you have tincture knowledge on this area.  What is an argument? Arguments in philosophy can be defined as a set of statements, sentences or propositions called premises that intend to give reasons for some kind of a statement, sentence or proposition called the conclusion.  In simple terms , an argument is a connected series of statements including at least one premise, intended to demonstrate another statement which is the conclusion. Purpose of arguments Arguments is at the heart of philosophy as it plays a major role role in its purpose .  In philosophy , arguments help us to more closely look into a particular problem and examine its truths.  The two exemplary purposes of arguments

The term ‘philosophy’ to a person at first would sound uncommon and doubtful.  It is because you might have not heard people talking about this subject .Many people in the society regard this as a useless, unimportant and a controversial subject. However, this subject plays a major role in one's life. The word ‘ philosophy ’ is derived from the two Greek words ‘ philo ’ and ‘ sophia ’ which collectively means love of wisdom. However, this term has no solid definition as individuals can interpret its meaning according to his /her attitude towards the subject. Philosophy can be considered as a study which persuades an individual to think deeply on particular problems, reason out and critically analyze views. Therefore, it can be also regarded as a study which focuses more on fundamentals of nature, reality and their existence. Philosophy can be taken as the basement from which all other subjects and its concepts sprouted. For example, if sir Isaac Newton wasn’t curious and didn’t wan