Lesson 2: Branches of Philosophy

Question 1

what are the 5 branches of philosophy

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metaphysics, ethics, epistemology, aesthetics, and logic

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the part of philosophy that is concerned with the basic causes and nature of things.

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metaphysics

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Is really only an extension of a fundamental and necessary drive in every human being to know
what is real.

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metaphysics

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what is a very big part of a metaphysician’s task

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explain that part of our experience which we call unreal in terms of what we call real

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The study of reality or what is real

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metaphysics

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The study of the most general aspects of reality, such as substance, identity, the nature of mind,
and free will.

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metaphysics

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It is a study of nature and the nature of the world in which man lives.

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metaphysics

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It encompasses everything that exists, as well as the nature of existence itself.

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metaphysics

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It says whether the
world is real, or merely an illusion.

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metaphysics

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It is a fundamental view of the world around us.

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metaphysics

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plato was

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socrates’ most famous student

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a good example of a metaphysician who draws the
sharpest possible contrast between reality and appearance

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plato

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what does plato say about what we experience

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nothing we experience in the physical world with our five senses in real

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according to plato, what is reality

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it is unchanging, eternal, immaterial, and can be detected only by intellect

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what does plato call these realities detected only by intellect

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ideas of forms

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what did plato create in relation to metaphysics

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plato’s cave

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according to plato’s cave, those who are destitute of philosophy may be compared to

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prisoners in a cave who are only able to look in one direction because they are bound

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what else is in plato’s cave

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a fire behind them and a wall in front. between them and the wall, there is nothing

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what do the prisoner’s in plato’s cave see

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shadows of themselves and objects behind them casted on the way by the light of the fire

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the study of the good or human action

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ethics

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explores the nature of moral virtue and evaluates human actions.

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ethics

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what questions does ethics answer

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how do we tell good from bad? and right from wrong?

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a study of the nature of moral judgements

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ethics

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Philosophical ethics attempts to provide an
account of our

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fundamental ethical ideas

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religion has often

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motivated individuals to obey the moral codes of their society

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how is religion different from philosophy in terms of ethics

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it is not content with traditional or habitual ethics but adopts a critical perspective

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what impact did socrates have on ethics

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we transitioned from traditional religion-based morality to philosophical ethics

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what terms are inseparably connected/associated with

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values, morals, and ethics

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are what we learn from childhood; the ‘stuff’ we grasp from our parents and our environments.

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values

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are the fundamental beliefs established from the value systems of how we should act in any certain condition.

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morals

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are how we act in the aspect of complicated situations that check our moral character.

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ethics

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what is the importance of ethics (and values, morals, and ethics)

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the rules in a civil or unprejudiced society; we use them to guide our dealing with others and with our friends and family, businesses, and professionally

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the study of knowledge and what we can know

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epistemology

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epistemology deals with the

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nature, sources, limitations, and validity of knowledge

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the study of our method of acquiring knowledge.

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epistemology

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philosophical questions asked in epistemology

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what is knowledge; what is truth; when did knowledge originate; how do we learn; how do we know what we claim to know; how can we find out what we wish to know; how can we differentiate truth from falsehood

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importance of epistemology

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distinguish truth from error; consequences are obvious; flaws in epistemology make it harder to accomplish anything

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studies the principles of reasoning and valid argumentation.

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logic

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deals with the structure of valid arguments and the rules of inference.

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logic

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logic comes from

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the greek word logike

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what does logike mean

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the science or art of reasoning

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logic was coined by

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zeno, the stoic (c. 340-265 BC)

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it means a treatise on matters pertaining to the human thought

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logic (etymologically)

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what does logic not do

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it does not provide knowledge of the world directly for it is considered as a tool

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logic does not

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contribute directly to the content of our thoughts

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logic is not interested in

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what we know regarding certain subjects

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what is the concern of logic

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the truth or the validity of our arguments regarding such subjects

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the science of the beautiful in its various manifestations including the sublime

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aesthetic

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It is relating to art and beauty.

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aesthetic

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very beautiful or good: strong feelings of admiration or wonder; complete or strong),comic, tragic, pathetic, and ugly.

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aesthetic

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when humanity has learned how to make something that is useful to them,

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they begin to plan and dream how to make it beautiful

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importance of aesthetics

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it vitalizes our knowledge; it makes our knowledge of the world alive and useful; it helps us live more deeply and richly; it brings us in touch with our culture

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he argues that our tastes and judgement regarding beauty, work in connection with one’s own personal experience and culture

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hans-george gadamer

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hans-george gadamer is a

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german philosopher

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gadamer believes that

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our culture consists of values and beliefs of our time and society, thats why dialog or conversation is important in interpreting works of art