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Branches Of Philosophy Flashcards

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Major branches of philosophy

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Epistemology
Metaphysics
Logic
Axiology
Political Philosophy

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Studies government

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Political philosophy

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Studies valuation within aesthetics and ethics

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Axiology

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4
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Studies argumentation and reason

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Logic

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5
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Studies reality and being

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Metaphysics

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Studies knowledge

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Epistemology

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7
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The Two major branches of Philosophy

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Cognitive
Normative

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3 types of Normative

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Ethics
Politics
Aesthetics

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3 types of Cognitive

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Logic
Epistemology
Metaphysics

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It is the science of correct doing.
What is right and what is wrong.
Constant changes in sociocultural.

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Ethics

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Meaning custom or character

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Ethos

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12
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3 types of ethics

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Normative ethics
Metaethics
Applied ethics

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Do Good At All Times

Seeks to set norms or standards that regulate right and wrong conduct

Also known as prescriptive

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Normative Ethics

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What Is Good
Aims to understand the nature and dynamics of ethical principles

Also known as Descriptive

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Metaethics

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Actual application of ethical or moral theories

Deals with DUTY

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Applied ethica

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16
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Is the philosophical study of government
Nature scope legitimacy of public agenda

Justice Freedom Rights Laws

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Politics

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Philosophical study of beauty and taste

Philosophy of art
Nature of atypical

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Aesthetics

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The aim is to leave th audience indignant to the topic

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Magic art

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Makes the audience Go Wow
Invokes emotion

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Amusement art

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