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Epistemology
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The study of knowledge.
How do we know what we know and how do we know if that is accurate? Are there limits to what we can know? What is the nature of truth? |
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Metaphysics
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The study of the fundamental nature of being and reality.
What are time and space? Does God exist? Of what does reality consist of? |
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Ontology
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The study of being.
What does it mean to exist? What properties make an object? |
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Ethics
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The study of morals.
What is right and wrong? What is the best way to go about living? Are morals natural or a human invention? Are morals universal or specific to a place and time? |
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Political Philosophy
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What type of law and governmental structure are best?
How do we balance rights and responsibility? |
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Aesthetics
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The philosophy of art and beauty.
What is the purpose of art? What are the criteria for good art? Who is art for? |
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Socrates
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469-399 BC
Socrates never wrote anything himself. |
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Plato
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427-347 BC
Plato used Socrates as a character in his writings. |
