Metaphysics: The Similarities Between Cosmology And Ontology

Metaphysics is concerned with explaining the fundamental nature of being and the world. Cosmology and ontology are the two traditional branches of metaphysics. Cosmology seeks to understand the origin, evolution, structure, and ultimate fate of the universe at large, as well as the natural laws that keep it in order. Ontology is the investigation into what types of things there are in the world and what relations these things bear to one another. Ontology deals with questions concerning what entities exist or can be said to exist, and how such entities can be grouped, related within a hierarchy, and subdivided according to similarities and differences. Before the development of modern science, scientific questions were addressed as a part of …show more content…
The common questions asked in this branch of philosophy they common questions asked are and my personal answers are: How is anything known? Everything is known by knowledge. It is either taught to us from prior knowledge of our elders and peers or learned by us from experience. What is the basis for knowledge? Is it innate reason, experience, or something else? The basis of knowledge is experience, rather it be from your own or someone else’s. Is all knowledge subjective, or are there some universal truths? There are both, knowledge is subjective when people only want to believe what they have been taught and there are also universal truths. Take religion for example, there are a million religions in the world and certain people who follow certain religions only believe in their god, this is selective knowledge. Then there are universal truths like the fact that the sky is blue. What is the relationship between faith and reason? Reason and faith go hand in hand. Reason I what our minds do to rationalize things faith is something we blindly follow but within reason. What can artificial intelligence teach people about knowledge? It can give us knowledge, learning about things we do not know. Artificial intelligence is just that artificial. We created it with our own knowledge. Though we are the ones who created it we can still learn a great deal from it when it …show more content…
Three central concerns of political philosophy have been the political economy by which property rights are defined and access to capital is regulated, the demands of justice in distribution and punishment, and the rules of truth and evidence that determine judgments in the law. The common questions asked in this branch of philosophy they common questions asked are and my personal answers are: What is the best kind of government? The best kind of government is the one the people of place being governed control. How much power should the government have? The government should only have the power its people grants. The people should set the laws within reason. What kind of people should be in power? People of sound mind personally, chosen by the community in which they live. How involved should the common citizen be in government? Every person should be personally involved in their government in one way or another. This is how we can help make the world a better