Paul gives a list of virtues that we should look for in people and things. They were common coin from ancient times, so why would Paul steal words from philosophers? It seems Paul wanted firstly to encourage us to look for God's work in this world in the goodness we see, even if these virtues are exhibited in unregenerate people; he wants to prompt us to exceed the world in these virtues; and most especially, he wants us to see how these good qualities are seen in their perfection only in the person of Christ Jesus. Lifting our thoughts above a world of sinfulness, combined with Paul's general teaching about the Son of God, we should be stirred to obedience. In this habit of obedience, we are promised the presence of God.
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