Lesson 4 Flashcards
(4 cards)
1
Q
What is a philosophy?
A
An underlying theory, attitude of set ideas that acts as a guiding principle for behaviour.
2
Q
What are the three main categories of philosophy?
A
a) Metaphysics
b) Epistemology
c) Axiology
3
Q
What is metaphysics?
A
The study of being or what really exists.
4
Q
List the four subsets of metaphysics, and explain what each is the study of…
A
a) Cosmology (the study of the universe)
b) Theology (the study of God)
c) Anthropology (the study of man)
d) Ontology (the study of the nature of existence or of life itself)
