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Branches of Philosophy - Coggle Diagram
Branches of Philosophy
Ethics
Definition
It is the set of values, customs, principles acquired and practiced in a strictly rational way.
Topics
Topics included meta-ethics, deontology, consequentialism, virtue theory, applied ethics and ethical argumentation.
Questions
Is it considered stealing to take pens from a bank? What about extra napkins from a fast-food restaurant?
Is it unfair to move into better (open) seats at a sporting event or a concert?
Aesthetics
Definition
The word – aesthetics – derives from the ancient Greek word aisthanomai, which means perception by the senses. Since the meaning of the word relies upon sensory perception, its definition is fluid, varying through time, and it is subjective, differing between people and cultures.
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Logic
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Definition
It is responsible for the study of correct and incorrect thinking.Logic is concerned with the validity or invalidity of reasoning, not with its truth.
Epistemology
Definition
The philosophical study of the nature, origin, and limits of human knowledge.Epistemology is the investigation of what distinguishes justified belief from opinion.
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Politics:
Topics
include civil disobedience, war and peace, theories of political revolution, theories of utopia, and punishment and criminal justice.
Questions
Is the government of a single person, a few or the majority preferable?
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Definition
It is the study of fundamental questions about the state, government, politics, liberty, justice and the enforcement of a legal code by authority.
Metaphysics
Topics
Topics of metaphysical include existence, objects and their properties, space and time, cause and effect, and possibility.
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Definiition
It Is the branch of philosophy that examines the fundamental nature of reality, including the relationship between mind and matter, between substance and attribute, and between potentiality and actuality.