Philosophy Flashcards
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Philosophy
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The love of wisdom
2
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Ethics
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The study of the good
3
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Politics
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The study of societies and law
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Aesthetics
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The study of the beautiful
5
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Epistemology
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The study of truth and falsehood
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Metaphysics
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Divided into three categories
1) Theology - study of God. God is defined by the philosophers generally has 10 attributes:
Omnipotence, Omnipresence, Omniscience, Perfection, Eternal, Necessary, Immutable, Omnibenevolent, Free, Atemporal,
2) Ontology - study of being
3) First principles - The self-evident laws of all existence:
- Law of Non-Contradiction
- Law of Identity
- Law of the Excluded Middle
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Logic
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The study of the structure of arguments
