What makes philosophy so important?
Tyus V. Harshaw
American Intercontinental University

PHIL 201-1501B

Jerry Nwonye

April 05, 2015

Abstract
Although the many aspects of philosophy have shaped the world today, most of it has come from rules that are still applied to everyday life. All the important questions to life’s answers aren’t going to be always answered but can be theorized in some way. In philosophy often people use different branches of determining certain things are and asking certain question according to what they apply to. These methods are known as the braches of philosophy including: metaphysics, epistemology, ethics, aesthetics, politics, and social philosophy.

Moving past the basics in philosophy it’s important to understand what all of these branches of mean individually. Metaphysics is the branch that is most responsible for identifying existence in the world, which answers the following question of “what is?” It fully determines whether things in the world or the world itself are real or not and keeps a balance ensuring everything that exists. This applied to me when I was growing up because I didn’t understand what I was put on earth to do. I just wanted to stand out and be something better so people would like what I do and not what I am. At about age 4 I solved a Rubik’s cube and in that moment that’s what I felt like was my purpose because I could do what most couldn’t at my age. Furthermore it’s important because philosophy is based on metaphysics, by this it means without answers and questions or interpretation the world will cease to exist. Acting upon accordingly in a metaphysical view is secure enough to be able to understand as human beings. Without this basic structure of knowledge anything we know will be invalid and suspect.
Although, metaphysics is the foundations of philosophy and helps one understand