This document summarizes several branches of philosophy, including metaphysics, gnoseology, epistemology, logic, axiology, ethics, political philosophy, and aesthetics. For each branch, it provides a brief definition and 1-2 questions or areas of focus that branch considers. The writer notes having encountered these philosophical questions and branches in both personal and professional contexts.
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Branches of Philosophy
This document summarizes several branches of philosophy, including metaphysics, gnoseology, epistemology, logic, axiology, ethics, political philosophy, and aesthetics. For each branch, it provides a brief definition and 1-2 questions or areas of focus that branch considers. The writer notes having encountered these philosophical questions and branches in both personal and professional contexts.
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questions in your professional studies? Metaphysics is the branch of philosophy What is real? What is the origin of the I have thought about that in METAPHYSICS that considers the physical universe and world? What is beyond the stars? personal and professional field the nature of ultimate reality. because it is the fundamental key of our existence GNOSEOLOGY The gnoseology or theory of knowledge It Focuses on how man is able to acquire I think, it relates to any is a branch of philosophy that studies knowledge and the consequences of it. professional study because you one general knowledge. It contemplates the way or another will think about study of nature, as well as the origins of how you acquire knowledge from knowledge. Gnoseology does not analyze some study and what are the only one specific area. consequences Derived from the Greek word episteme, Epistemology is the branch of philosophy I have thought about that in the EPISTEMOLOGY meaning knowledge or understanding, that considers how people come to learn way of my own experience, when epistemology refers to the nature and what they know. for example I tell somebody about origin of knowledge and truth. my experience I think how I come to learn what I know LOGIC Logic is the branch of philosophy that Students of logic learn how to think in a I think that the logic is the 50% of seeks to organize reasoning. Logic has structurally sound manner. IT study, without it you will not two types: deductive and inductive survive, so I have encountered with reasoning. Deductive reasoning involves this examining a general case, deducing a general set of rules or principles, and then applying these rules to specific cases. AXIOLOGY Axiology is the branch of philosophy that Aesthetics is the examination of what is I have encountered with this in considers the study of principles and beautiful, enjoyable, or tasteful. in personal life, when it comes to values. these values are divided into two axiology education is more than just aboutquestion of quality of life main kinds: ethics and aesthetics. ethics is knowledge but also quality of life. the questioning of morals and personal values. Ethics is the branch of philosophy that Ethics is the branch of philosophy that Ethics also always occurs in ETHICS concerns itself with the good and evil deals with moral issues, including professional study and again and nature (morality) of actions and seeks to questions about what is right (or wrong) again enforce you think about what guide behavior in a way that increases to do and other intangibles, such as is right and wrong good actions in society. whether the intentions behind an action determine its goodness, or whether the actual outcome is what is important. PHILOSOPHY OF Political Philosophy studies political It explores the concepts of why we need It also connected to my personal POLITICS government, laws, liberty, justice, rights, governments, the role of played by life, as I think about it due to last authority, political states and systems, governments, what are its constituents, political tons of news ethics, and more. amongst others. Every person defines beauty as per his or How do we find something beautiful? Is In everyday life this type of AESTHETICS her own perspectives. This philosophical beauty always subjective or can it be questions occurs, especially in art. subject is wholly devoted to defining the objective too? Can everyone find a thing For example, in: different aspects of beauty, even its beautiful? It also examines individual Black Square contours. Aesthetic Philosophy’s primary taste and attempts to provide answers Painting by Kazimir Malevich :) topic of investigation is beauty and art. It about these things in a scientific manner. is often debated inside its classrooms. It also talks about performing arts like music.