Philosophy Nature And Scope

Question 1

What are the 2 philosophical lines of thought that define the pre-Socratic philosophy?

Answer 1

1. Reflection on the physical cosmos
2. Reflection on the moral order

Question 2

What are the 2 basic approaches to the explanation of the natural world?

Answer 2

1. Monism
2. Pluralism

Question 3

What are the 3 main areas of philosophical issues?

Answer 3

1. Metaphysics
2. Epistemology
3. Axiology

Question 4

What is metaphysics

Answer 4

Metaphysics studies being, its attributes, its principles, and its categories

Question 5

What is Metaphysics divided into?

Answer 5

1. Cosmology
2. Ontology

Question 6

What is cosmology

Answer 6

Cosmology is the study of the universe’s evolution, origins, and ultimate fate, as well as the principles that preserve it in perfect order

Question 7

What is ontology

Answer 7

It is the study of the numerous kinds of things that exist and also their interactions

Question 8

What is Epistemology

Answer 8

This is the study of knowledge

Question 9

What is Axiology

Answer 9

It is the study of extrinsic and intrinsic, and moral and non-moral values

Question 10

What is axiology subdivided into?

Answer 10

1. Ethics
2. Aesthetics

Question 11

What is Ethics

Answer 11

Ethics is the evaluation of human conduct

Question 12

What is Aesthetics

Answer 12

Aesthetics is the evaluation of art, order and beauty for better appreciation