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Philosophy - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Metaphysics - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Metaphysics investigates principles of reality transcending those of any particular science. Cosmology and ontology are traditional branches of metaphysics. It is concerned with explaining the fundam...
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The branch of philosophy known as logical positivism finds its historical roots in British empiricism. ... We will see that this branch of philosophy was blessed with certain followers at the center of one of the greatest, and most anomalous, scientific discoveries of the Twentieth century.
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The field of philosophy has as many *.ologies an and *isms as does theology, most of them representing a certain philosophical school or outlook. The *.isms have names like realism, naturalism, rationalism, utilitarianism, idealism, ... This is the branch of philosophy concerned with theories of knowledge, or "how is it...
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The branch of philosophy concerned with answering questions about the nature and origin of human knowledge is called "Epistemology" (from the Greek words epistemos, which means "knowledge", and logos, ... So let's conclude our discussion of Plato's idealism by looking briefly at its implications for human nature.
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Granting this to be the most fundamental principle of idealistic philosophy, Moore argued that it is indefensible. ... Branch of philosophy concerned with the evaluation of human conduct. Philosophers commonly distinguish:
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Branch of philosophy concerned with the analysis of what human beings do intentionally. This typically includes an effort to distinguish actions from mere events and some proposal concerning the ethical significance of actions.
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