CLASSIFYING

PHILOSOPHY

Prepared by: Eurich Jan Raymond R. Naz

CLASSIFY
 arrange (a group of people or things) in
classes or categories according to shared
qualities or characteristics.
ICEBREAKER: HOW DO YOU CLASSIFY?
Give at least 5 examples of each category

 BOOK/MOVIE GENRES
 POLITICAL THEORIES (ex: Democracy)
 SPORTS
 COUNTRIES
 TIMELINES
 CLASSIFYING PHILOSOPHY
ACCORDING TO MABAQUIAO JR.
 TOPIC
 POSITION
 METHOD
 REGION
 PERIOD
 TOPIC
 Classifying philosophy according to topic helps us understand its
framework, theme, or subject matter.

For example:
Metaphysics = Reality
Epistemology = Knowledge
Existentialism = Existence and Purpose
Ethics = Values And Morality
 POSITION
 Classifying philosophy according to position helps us understand
philosophy according to different perspectives and point of views.
For example:
Metaphysics = Reality
Materialism, Idealism, Dualism, Monism, Pluralism

Epistemology = Knowledge
Rationalism , Empiricism, Skepticism

Ethics = Values And Morality

Utilitarianism, Deontology, Virtue Ethics, Cultural Relativism
 METHOD
 Classifying philosophy according to position helps us understand
philosophy according to how it should be approached.
For example:
Logic
Uses inference/reasoning

Hermeneutics
Interpret and analyze concepts either written or through observation

Analytic Philosophy
Conceptual Analysis
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REGION
Our environment and culture shapes the way we think; therefore, we should
also classify it according to region or location.
In philosophy, it is divided into two: The East and the West.
 WESTERN  EASTERN
 Focused On Knowledge  Practice what you preach,
 Theoretical,  Way of life,
 Independent,  Unity,
 Logic  Nature
 PERIOD
 Classifying philosophy according to period helps us understand how a concept
can be understood according to how it was treated in its own time frame.

PRE-SOCRATIC MEDIEVAL RENAISSANCE MODERN

Superstitious Beliefs Faith Reason Science
END OF DISCUSSION

Any questions?