This is a draft cheat sheet. It is a work in progress and is not finished yet.
What is Philosophy?
The study of the fundamental nature of knowledge, reality, and existence, especially when considered as an academic discipline. |
There are six types of Philosophy, which are Metaphysics, Epistemology, Value-Theory, Ethics, Aesthetics, and Logic. |
Metaphysics
Definition: The study or theory of reality. |
Examples; What is reality? What is real? |
Is reality some kind of "thing"? |
Is it one or many "things"? |
Epistemology
Definition: The study or theory of knowledge. |
Examples: What is knowledge? |
What does it mean "to know"? |
Can we be really certain of anything? |
Value-Theory
Definition: The study of value. |
Examples: What is value? |
The value of tables, steaks, political ideologies, laws, actions, etc. |
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Famous Names in Philosophy
Plato |
Socrates |
Aristotle |
Nietzsche |
Kent |
Locke |
Marx |
Descartes |
Diderot |
Machiavelli |
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Ethics
Definition: The study of moral value, right and wrong. |
Examples: What is morally good? |
Are there any absolute or universal moral principles? What is right? |
Aethetics
Definition: The study of beauty and art. |
Examples: What is art? |
Is there any objective standards in which artistic works may be judged? |
Logic
Definition: The principles of right reasoning. |
Examples: What is/the purpose of logic? |
Is logic relative or absolute? |
(Mostly a tool used by Philosophers.) |
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