The three heads of philosophy: the true, the beautiful, and the good.
- The main human activities are undoubtedly thinking and doing.
The philosophy is why for centuries gedualiseerd in content, and not only in materialism and idealism, spirit and extent of body and soul, but also on the other hand in a theoretical and a practical philosophy.
- We're going to talk mainly about the "practical philosophy" ...
- Kant wrote more than two hundred years ago, on the one hand his "Critique of Pure Reason" and also his "Critique of Practical Reason."
- 'Pure Reason' is rather deep metaphysical content and scope, while 'practical reason' rather through a certain way of life, the truth, and above all do the right thing and let seeks to disentangle, to serve man and help him continue life.
- Until the theoretical philosophy includes in particular: the ontology (theory of being and beings), cosmology (theory of the world and its contents), theology (the doctrine of the Supreme Being, ..) as well as the theoretical psychology (the study of the soul itself). These theoretical disciplines of deep metaphysical nature, to the point where they try to penetrate than the experimental sciences such as physics or chemistry, etc. on the things
- The practical philosophy was, and still distinguished Composed of disciplines, which man can use immediately. So we know the logic (the doctrine of right thinking and knowing), ethics or morality (right and good for learning to act and live), and also the aesthetics (the study of beauty and art) The last three disciplines act thus concretely given respectively on the True, the Beautiful and the Good.
- Plato also knew these three toppers or heads of philosophy already in his doctrine of ideas, for him as they were signs of a practical and correct way of life. They needed people to keep what they had to think to come to the truth, the best, how they should act in order to achieve the good the best and how they clean needed to know, and seek to create a harmonious, pleasant world and life to arrive.
A. How to find the True ...; practical way through epistemology, mathematics and science, but first and foremost by the logic, which itself is a system for 'find' this.
- The logic was given its name as a discipline much later, after Aristotle, who laid the foundation thereof in his "Organon" or logical writings, which he called earlier analyst or interpretation.
Yet Aristotle, the inventor of the famous syllogism, which was like a miracle-trick appearance and is still, by order from minimum to be a proof. Three terms and propositions, and the key lever In fact, the syllogism is nothing more or less than an elaborate comparison, as recognized in the wiiskunde, and it relies on the first 'know' principle or judgment, namely that of 'identity';
A = A, or A is not only A but also B, therefore A = B, which continues as B = C, it follows that A = C, etc. .., so simple and should be logic. An evolution from the concept-word-sentence-the one or more sentences or propositions, and finally the conclusion, the argument or arguments ...
- There are all kinds of logics and methods: there is thus' deductie' method or derivative method, whose prototype is the syllogism. And there is also an argument from the experience and the facts which set of rules and evidence seeks to establish, namely the 'induction'.
- Logic and think leather is also in the sense meta-physical, as the organizing principle in the concepts and memory file, the "agent intellect" of a transcendent origin should be (for Aristotle).
Yet logic remains a practical discipline to think better.
- Must always be sought in order to achieve true communication, reasonable argument and even real science and knowledge True.
Thus far, the search for the True ...
B. What is the Beautiful? The clean is a second topper strive for our actions.
- This is also reflected in a clean area that is meta-physical nature, more or less, ie, if the definition of "clean" itself. What is clean or beauty? What it aims to achieve after beauty? When is someone or something beautiful or clean?
- Possible answer: if anything, the image of someone or something or someone 'like', pleasing or enjoyable. But what is the condition and fitness to give birth, to please or to be? Enjoyable Here lies the deeper nature of the beautiful.
- A certain order, harmony, and above all a reasonable or logical-being, guarantee the pleasure of something or someone.
- The ideal image, whether it fully meets the definition answering model of something or someone, can and should be called clean. A man is truly called as all the trimmings has the right dimensions and proportions, and harmonious balance clean. Then he rejoices and is pleasing to his environment ... in short, he is a nice man.
- The true basis of the clean must be-yes, of course, pleasing, and are pleasant mi sought, but please himself describes his 'land' and basically it reasonable or logical, functional and harmonious in its forms and contents. Everything is so clean pleases to call because it uncritically can be 'seen' and be admired.
- In addition to the theory of beauty, there is also the 'art', which is the practical part.
Art is first and foremost an act which the ideal 'his' wants to achieve harmony and proportion, ie thus help to the perfection of both the 'as beings. This can manifest itself in eg beauty care, maintenance, and also through imitation sculptures, paintings and other illustrations in both plastic forms, or even in word and sound.
- For Plato the picture or painting was only a secondary and even tertiary beauty, as this was only an image of a person for example, which then itself but a "casting" was the idea as existing, transcendental human.
- Aristotle art was more perfect 'imitatie'-albeit usually in an improved performance.
- For Kant something 'clean' was when its parts are arranged so that is thereby obtained the agreement of imagination and intellect. Beauty one had earlier search the watchful subject itself, then in the admired object, as the "inner" of things could be still not known and could be only affections of those things observed.
- Thus one can Art, an imitation, a sense of impressions, which are brought by the artist through his own expressions back out. As previously said, art is the most-
ultimate expression of the very individueelste impression or emotion ..
- Art wants reality usually portray an idealized and improved method and display, and in turn strive to "transcendental" perfect, logical and reasonable ...
C. The third winner is the Good.
- According to the ideas of Plato-hiërarche the Good was the supreme value, which had pursued the Good is like the Truth and Beauty is an abstract concept, however understood by everyone, but is not always seen in the same way..
- It was good for Plato the Godhead itself, and under the divine ideas. Was the Epicureans 'good' identified with the 'good life', which had to be taken and followed earlier ... Good life according to certain rules of virtue, courage and above all in moderation-ie according to the "golden mean" of Aristotle, was the motto. This would be the 'bliss' arise.
- The Good was primarily an ethical or moral purpose ... life ... How? According to your conscience, just as the Christians teach that? According to Kant, this could be achieved by adhering to his "categorical imperatives." Live so that your life can be seen as 'Wet' .. and never use human beings as a means, but always aim .. "
- Live honest and virtuous according to the rules of the 'logic' as it were, so it belongs. Live well, not only to avoid temporary or eternal punishment, but mostly because it simply as 'hear', and thus the most logical course of action. Virtues should simply be logical ...
- Living according to your conscience and conscience is living according to reason and logic, a logic that is somewhat compelling, but still allows a free choice of action or inaction. Man has throughout history always believed to be his good deeds and criticized or punished for his evil deeds, and always has been and it is assumed that he can make these acts in freedom. For without freedom of action, he can not be held responsible, and has no true ethics.
- Live "right", so you live well, the 'slogan' needs for good ethics and morals.
- After having a brief overview about the 'three big heads "from philosophy given, one must conclude that each of these three as' idol' or example may apply and should encourage imitation.
- All three do they arise striving to 'higher' and to the 'transcendent'.
- Both the True and the Beautiful and the Good are as ideal towering above ordinary life, that 'more and better' demands.
"Excelsior" is the motive to achieve these top ...
- However, all three values latest in a certain 'logic', both the True, the Beautiful and the Good must be in accordance with the logical path and act reasonably achieved.
- The true basis for a practical and good conduct for which the True, the Beautiful and the Good the sign, so the logic or reasoning.
- Will be closest to the "logic" involved True, because it is also a term or concept is 'in-house'.
- Beauty requires a logical harmony and balance in all things.
- Goodness finally asks for a proper and logical way of life and an insight to achieve real happiness. "
- The "logic" (the Logos?) Which all aim for both its causality finds its finality, is also the 'transcendent' itself, which man in his freedom to desire, crave, and even worship.
- That 'logic' man finds himself back in, he has participated in the 'absolute consciousness', the 'logic' itself is self ...
,by Valère De Brabandere-