PHILOSOPHY

W HA T IS
PHILOSO P H Y?
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PHILO S O P HY
 PHILOSOPHY
re e k (p h il o s o p h ia ), w h ic h
- comes from the G
me an s "lo v e o f w isd o m ."
literally
b a s ic q u e s tio n s ab ou t
- It works by asking very
th o u g ht , t h e n a tu r e o f t h e
the nature of human
c tio n s b e t w e e n t h e m .
universe, and the conne
u t t h e w o rld , th e u n iv er se ,
a way of thinking abo
and society.

SIX BRA N CH ES
OF
PHIL OS OP HY

EPISTEMOLOGY

the branch of philosophy

concerned with the
nature and scope of
knowledge.

EPISTEMOLOGY

It addresses four main questions.

1)What is knowledge?
2) How is knowledge acquired?
3) What do people know?
4) How do we know what we know?
Logic

-is the study of

reasoning

 Logic

INDUCTIVE DEDUCTIVE
REASONING REASONING
-drawing logical
-drawing general conclusions from
conclusions from definitions and
specific examples axioms.

METAPHYSICS

deals with the first

principles of things,
including abstract concepts
such as being, knowing,
substance, cause, identity,
time, and space

 METAPHYSICS

COSMOLOGY ONTOLOGY
-seeks to understand - is the investigation
the origin, evolution, into what types of
structure, and ultimate
fate of the universe at things there are in
large, as well as the the world and what
natural laws that keep relations these
it in order. things bear to one

another

ETHICS

-also known as moral philosophy,

-seeks to address questions about
morality; that is, about concepts
like good and bad, right and
wrong, justice, virtue, etc.

Aesthetics

is the branch of
philosophy dealing with
the nature of beauty, art,
taste, and the creation
and appreciation of
beauty.
Aesthetics

-It is more scientifically

defined as the study of
sensory or sensori-
emotional values,
sometimes called
judgments of sentiment
and taste.

 POLITICAL
PHILOSOPHY

is the study of concepts

such as liberty, justice,
property, rights, law, and
the enforcement of a
legal code by authority