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AOIXOGLY
2. MPETASIYHCS
3. EISPOMETOGLY
4. EHITCS
5. ATHESECITS
6. LIGOC
1. AXIOLOGY
2. METAPHYSICS
3. EPISTEMOLOGY
4. ETHICS
5. AESTHETICS
6. LOGIC
Branches of Philosophy
Lesson 2
1. Axiology
 Comes from the 2 Greek words:
1. axios- “worth” or “value”
2. logos- “study”

Therefore, “study of value” or “ study

of worth”
To put it simply, Axiology looks
at the concept of value in terms of
its philosophical terms and argues
questions about nature and what is
actually being valued.
Some examples of axiological questions:
Why do I need to obey social norms?
Where did these values come from?
Can either of these values be called
good?
Is one better than the another, and
why?
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2. Metaphysics
A branch of philosophy which deals
with the most general and abstract
questions:
- those pertaining to the nature of
existence
- the existence of God
- the immortality of the human soul
Some metaphysical questions:
1. What is existence, and what sorts of things
exist in the world?
2. How can things continue to exist, and yet
undergo the change we see about us in the
natural world?
3. And how can this world be understood?
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3. Epistemology
From the Greek word
Episteme which literally
means “knowledge”, and the
other half of the word Logos,
which means the “study”,.
“study of knowledge”
Questions in Epistemology…
 What is knowledge?
 Can knowledge ever be absolute?
 Is there a limit for humans to know
certain things?
 If we are living in a world of
simulation, how can we know it?
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4. Ethics
 Ethics is concerned with the
definition of right and wrong.

 It
deals with an act of being good or
bad (Moral Philosophy)
Some ethical questions:
What is good?
Is euthanasia evil? Why?
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5. Aesthetics
 Comes from the Greek word
“aisthetikos” meaning “aesthetic” or “
pertaining to sensible criteria of the
person”

 It
is a branch of Philosophy that deals
with the principle of beauty and art.
5. Aesthetics
Aesthetic philosophy’s primary
topic of investigation is beauty
and art. It also talks about
performing arts like music.
Questions in Aesthetics…
How do we find something
beautiful?
Is beauty always subjective or can
it be objective too?
Can everyone find a thing
beautiful?
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6. Logic
 is the science or study of
correct processes of thinking or
reasoning.
6. Logic
In logic, we usually construct
two sentences and which are
called premises, and they are
used to make a conclusion.
Logic primarily deals with the principles
that govern the validity of arguments:

Ex.
If it rains today, then the road is
wet.
It rains today.
Therefore, the road is wet.
Activity:

Create at least
two logic
arguments.