LOGIC

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LESSON 2 - 3
ORIGIN2 OF
LESSON
PHILOSOPHY

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THE BEGINNING!

Thales of Miletus (624 -546 BC)

Pythagoras (582 – 507 BC)

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LESSON 3
BRANCHES OR
DIVISIONS OF THE
PHILOSOPHY

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BRANCHES OF PHILOSOPHY

SPECULATIVE OR DESCRIPTIVE

NORMATIVE

PRACTICAL

CRITICAL

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SPECULATIVE OR DESCRIPTIVE
interested in the nature, essence, or substance of reality

Sub-categories:
• Epistemology • Philosophy of Man
• Metaphysics • Theodicy
• Aesthetics • Political Philosophy
• Cosmology
• Rational Psychology
• Social Philosophy

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Epistemology – deals with human knowledge , focused on knowing the
truth

Metaphysics – the fundamentals of existence or reality as to the

existence and nature of Gods, immortality of soul, means of evil,
problem of freedom, and the relationship of mind and body

Aesthetics – philosophical inquiry of the beautiful

Cosmology – philosophical inquiry of the physical world in its final

inquiry

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Rational Psychology – study of the principles of living things, especially
that of man

Social Philosophy – study of socioeconomic-political dimensions of

human beings

Philosophy of man – study of the nature of man as a person, origin, and

destiny

theodicy– study of the Supreme Being (God) in relation to his creation

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Political Philosophy – inquiry into the ultimate foundation of the state,
the ideal form of government, and its basic power

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Normative Philosophy
Interested in the goodness or badness of a human act (e.g.
Ethics, Manners, Moral)

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Practical Philosophy
Interested in truth in relation to action (e.g. Logic)

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CRITICAL PHILOSOPHY
Interested in the meaning of truth without being necessarily
related to action (e.g. Epistemology)

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