Introduction: An Overview of Philosophy
Academic Philosophy and its Subdivisions
- The Definition: 'Philosophy' - the love of wisdom.
- Philia - love, desire
- Sophia - wisdom, sound judgement, understanding,
- The Subdivisions of Philosophy:
- Axiology - The philosophical investigation of Value.
- Ethics - What is good (right)?
- Aesthetics - Whats is beauty?
- Politics - What is justice?
- Epistemology - The philosophical investigation of Knowledge.
- What is knowledge?
- Can we have knowledge?
- How do we get knowledge?
- Metaphysics - The philosophical investigation of Reality.
- Ontology - The theory of being (existence).
- Abstract Entities - The ontology of universals.
- Philosophy of Religion - The nature of God.
- Logic - The philosophical investigation of Reason.
- What is an argument?
- What makes an argument work?
- What makes an argument fail?
- History of Philosophy - The philosophical investigation of the origin and development of ideas.
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