Philosophy
as concern with human existence undoubtedly deals with the deepest problem and
issues of a man and his existence. Philosophical problem, Koroner,
said, are those problem that
arise in the cause of trying to master
difficulties in cognition. However,
this legendary problem associated with
the definition of philosophy ordinarily, is an all embracing discipline,
it covers both the humanities and the science.
In
fact, that various specialized disciplines are only regional ontologism by
their orientation and character; they deal only with fragment of knowledge
hence, can only give in sufficient and penultimate of account of knowledge. For
them to see knowledge in its whole, they have to go back to (their parent)
philosophy the only discipline that aims at understanding the quintessential
and the universal in everything that exists.
The
ultima``te reality that philosophers seek to know is in contrast to the every
day things of this world truly, self contained and could accordingly, be looked
upon as self caused. To arrive at does full justice in explaining that is. The
point is that we cannot explain things satisfactorily if we remain within the
world of common sense or even if one advances from that world to embrace the
world of science.
In
conclusion, important of philosophy to practical life and human development is
that philosophy is as love of wisdom means a continuous search for wisdom, the
pursuit of wisdom not for gains but for its own sake.
Wisdom
is higher than knowledge aptly shown by
Aristotle(1966:5T5-57) according to him, that
all men desire to know deferent
degree of knowledge, Aristotle also
view, that highest wisdom does not aim at producing anything or securing some effect, but at apprehending
the first principles of reality.
Philosophy to practical life and
development concern with all legitimate thinking of how man lives in
this would rather than
with the ultimate nature of being
man is a centre of all thinking he is
active and creative, he might be other than he is, man makes his essence as
he goes along. He is indeed, the focus of all activities (according Jean Paul
Sartre) finally philosophy helps in development of humanity in acquisition of wisdom
and knowledge through reasoning,
matters affecting human fate and conduct.