Basic Priniples

Question 0

The word “philosophy”

Answer 0

• Comes from Ancient Greek (philosophia)

- literally means “ love of wisdom”

Question 1

Philosophy

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• is the study of general and fundamental problems, such as those connected with reality, existence, knowledge, values, reason, mind, and language.
• Philosophy is distinguished from other ways of addressing such problems by its critical, generally systematic approach and its reliance on rational argument.
• In more casual speech, by extension, “philosophy” can refer to “the most basic beliefs, concepts, and attitudes of an individual or group

Question 2

Epistemology

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• is concerned with the nature and scope of knowledge,

- such as the relationships between truth, belief, and theories of justification.

Question 3

Skepticism

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• is the position which questions the possibility of completely justifying any truth.

Question 4

Rationalism

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• is the emphasis on reasoning as a source of knowledge.

Question 5

Logic

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• is the study of the principles of correct reasoning.

Question 6

Metaphysics

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• is the study of the most general features of reality, such as existence, time, the relationship between mind and body, objects and their properties, wholes and their parts, events, processes, and causation.

Question 7

What is ethics also known as?

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• “moral philosophy”

Question 8

Ethics AKA “Moral Philosophy”

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• is concerned primarily with the question of the best way to live, and secondarily, concerning the question of whether this question can be answered