LG#1 : Doing Philosophy - The Domains of Philosophy (1st Grading Period) Flashcards
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- It seeks to answer the nature of reality. It asks questions about what makes things as they are or what makes a human being truly human. Why do things exist? What is their purpose? What are they made of? Where do they come from?
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Metaphysics
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- It is science of human knowledge. It deals with origin, process, validity of human knowledge. It asks the questions like “what makes things true and what makes them false? Is our knowledge of things reliable? How do we know things? Do we know them by their appearance only or do we know them as they are in themselves? Where does knowledge come from? Do we create it or it comes to us? What is the role of the senses and reason in the process of knowing?”
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Epistemology
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- It deals with the morality of human action. It asks the question, “what makes human action good or evil?” It studies different norms and standards of human action across cultures.
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Ethics or Moral Philosophy
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- It studies the existence and nature of God through human reason alone without the aid of faith and sacred scriptures. It ask the questions, “is there a God? How does be exist? What is his nature?”
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Theodicy or Natural Theology
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- It is the study of the nature of matter / corporeal entities. It is also the study of the origin and nature of the universe. It asks questions like, “what makes up matter? What is the minutest component of matter? What are the characteristic and properties of matter? What is quantity? What makes things quantifiable? What is the origin of the universe?”
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Cosmology
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- It studies the nature of beauty and art. It ask the questions, “what makes a thing or a work of art beautiful? Is beauty in the thing or is it in the eyes of the beholder? What are the criteria of beauty?
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Aesthetics of The Philosophy of Beauty and Art
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- It studies the origin of life, the nature of the soul as the principle / cause / source of life.
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Rational Psychology or Philosophical Psychology
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- It is the science and art of correct thinking.
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Logic
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- It is the study of human values.
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Axiology
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- It is the study of duty.
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Deontology
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- It is the study of meaning of words and sentences.
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Semantics
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- It is the study of the nature of human person. It asks the question, “what makes man truly human? What is the meaning of his / her existence What is the purpose of his / her life? Where is he / she heading?”
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Philosophy of the Human Person
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- It is the study of how society should be organized and governed. It asks the questions, “who should rule? What is the relationship between power and authority? What is the nature and purpose of law? What are freedom, order, human rights and justice all about?”
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Political Philosophy
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- It is a branch of philosophy that is concerned with the foundation of science, its epistemology, and methods of inquiry, and the reliability of scientific theories generated.
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Philosophy of Science
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- It is the study of a religion or religions and its concepts and beliefs through philosophical enquiry or critism. It asks question. “Is religious faith reasonable or not? What the functions does religion serve today? What are the similarities and dissimilarities of religions? Can humanity flourish without religion? What contributions does religion give to humanity and to civilization? Why is there evil and suffering in world? Is there a God? Is God good? Can God be known by reason?”
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Philosophy of Religion
