ONE’S FUTURE

PROFESSION AND
PHILOSOPHY’S
BRANCHES (PART 1)
TRADITIONAL BRANCHES OF PHILOSOPHY

Contents:
A.) Traditional Branches of
Philosophy;
B.) Other branches of Philosophy;
C.) Philosophy and their future
profession.
Objectives:
1.) Analyze the themes and topics under
different branches of Philosophy;
2.) Compare and contrast different branches
of philosophy;
3.) Infer ideas from the themes under the
different branches of philosophy;
4.) Identify the relationship of philosophy in
one’s chosen field.
 TRADITIONAL
BRANCHES
PHILOSOPHY

METAPHYSICS AXIOLOGY

EPISTEMOLOGY LOGIC
 1. Epistemology: the Study of Knowledge

 as a discipline includes the subjects of the nature of

knowledge and the extent of knowledge, given its possibility.

Central concerns:
a.) Whether or not things be known with absolute certainty;

b.) whether or not some things are unknowable.

Common issue:
Skepticism- the doctrine that genuine knowledge is impossible.
 2. Metaphysics (Ontology): the Study of Reality

the philosophical study whose object is to

determine the real nature of things—to
determine the meaning, structure, and principles
of whatever is insofar as it is.
 3. Axiology: The Study of Value

the inquiry into the nature, criteria, and metaphysical status of value

Subdivisions:
a.) Ethics/Moral Philosophy

b.) Aesthetics- the inquiry into feelings, judgments, or standards

concerning the nature of beauty and arts;
 the analysis of the values of sensory experience and the
associated feelings or attitudes in art and nature.
 4. Logic
the study of the methods and principles used
to distinguish correct from incorrect
reasoning.
(from Irving Copi and Carl Cohen, in their book Logic: Language, deduction and induction)