Write a letter to an editor of Hindustan Times
regarding importance of Discipline in life.
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Philosophy as a discipline makes one go deep into the reality creates a way for a right living in the realms of the social structure. A student of philosophy would always stand out from the rest of the other students as they have a deeper knowledge about life and a better capability to analyze any situation. According to Eshita Chauhan, who has been a graduate in philosophy and working in one of the multinational companies says that "philosophy has enabled her to think logically and practically with ethical knowledge which has led to her ladder of success"
Taking up philosophy as a subject in the graduation level comprises of various subjects which help the students develop a sense of reasoning and which would further help in their livelihood. A subject like Indian philosophy gives us knowledge of metaphysics which investigates the nature of being and the world. Epistemology which is concerned with the nature and scope of knowledge. Among its central concerns has been the challenges posed by skepticism and the relationship between truth, belief, and justification. In Indian philosophy ethics of life is given stress. In this ethics or 'moral obligation' is concerned with questions of how persons ought to act. The branches of ethics are meta-ethics, normative ethics and applied ethics. Meta-ethics concerns the nature of ethical thought, comparison of various ethical systems. Whether there are absolute ethical truths, and how such truths can be known. Ethics is also concerned with the idea of morality. Another subject political philosophy is the study of government and the relationship of individuals and communities to the state. It includes questions about justice, the good, law, property and the rights and the obligations of the citizens. Whereas, Aesthetics deals with beauty, art, enjoyment, sensory-emotional values, perceptions and matters of taste and sentiments. Logic which is one of the most important subjects of philosophy develops a sense of reasoning through the patterns of thinking that lead from true premises to true conclusion. Philosophy of mind deals with the nature of the mind and its relation to the body whereas; philosophy of language is the reasoned inquiry into the nature, origins and usage of language.
Philosophy also helps us in analysing the concept of life with the help of ethical knowledge. According to Nisha Tyagi, senior reader in Miranda House says that "philosophy helps us to understand aspects of every happening like the case of a suicide; a student of philosophy analyzes this case like what led to this person to commit suicide? Why did this person commit suicide? Etc. through the ethical, social legal issues of the concept of suicide, which is also studied in the third year of graduation".
There are a number of openings as in terms of career after doing philosophy which most of the people are not of aware of. Following are the various openings