Matrix Field Definition Historical Developments Schools Of Thought Key Contributors Principal Issues Epistemology Epistemology is the investigation into the grounds and nature of knowledge. Found in the 1800’s From Old Greece forward‚ Plato‚ Socrates‚ and developmental ideas. Rationalism means the knowledge can be acquired through the use of reason and empiricism
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philosophy‚ an ethical behavior has many classifications which are good or right. In the Western tradition‚ ethics is sometimes called moral philosophy. This part of the theory brings together four major branches of philosophy‚ alongside metaphysics‚ epistemology‚ and logic. Some common ethical dilemmas have little consequence: for example‚ is it right to tell a lie when someone asks you if they look fat or if their bad tasting dinner is delicious? Do you notice an ethical dilemma there? Which one is
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Schools should transmit the traditional moral values and intellectual knowledge that students need to become model citizens. Focus is on basic skills. Existentialism rejects the existence of any source of objective‚ authoritative truth about metaphysics‚ epistemology‚ and ethics. Do not accept any predetermined creed or philosophical system and from that try to define who we are. Aim for the progressing of humanity. Use independent thinking. It engages the student in central questions of defiming life
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today continue to be studied with keen. On the other hand‚ Kant synthesized early modern rationalism and empiricism‚ set the terms for much of nineteenth and twentieth century philosophy‚ and continues to exercise a significant influence today in metaphysics‚ ethics‚ political philosophy‚ aesthetics‚ and other fields. Aristotle was a Greek philosopher and polymath. His writings cover many subjects including physics‚ poetry‚ music‚ biology and ethics. Together with Plato and Socrates‚ Aristotle
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that reason alone‚ not sensation or experience‚ was the source to attaining knowledge about the eternal truths of the universe‚ such as mathematics‚ epistemology‚ metaphysics and the existence of God. He excluded physics from this list‚ admitting that knowledge of physics only comes through experience (Descartes). Regardless‚ his rationalistic epistemology made it so that Descartes could only accept the truth about something if it was based upon a principle that was clearly and distinctly certain.
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to education. Philosophy is made of two major divisions‚ namely; metaphysics and epistemology. Metaphysics is a subdivision of philosophy which systematically analyzes the question of the ultimate reality. During the middle ages‚ metaphysis became the most important branch in philosophical concerns. Reality is determined by the individual experiences. All reality is reducible to one fundamental substance- “spirit”. Epistemology is the branch in philosophy that is basic to the major difference
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raised. The next component is Metaphysics (ultimate reality). This is the study of philosophy and responsible for the study of existence. This answers the question “What is”? This encompasses
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on how your view of this world and the setup arrangement of the worldview can be determined by what you value and how dear that value is to you. Now the set or areas that have been said that makes up a worldview is philosophical theology‚ metaphysics‚ epistemology‚ philosophical anthropology‚ and ethics. (Nash 1999) These areas or components are the categories that house people’s outlook. A person may not know how to put into categories the way they see the world‚ but according to these areas of components
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integrated into every aspect of our lives. When talking about different areas healthcare‚ we can use philosophy to better understand the basic principles involved in healthcare. Philosophy can be divided into five different branches; metaphysics‚ epistemology‚ ethics‚ politics‚ and esthetics. These five branches show the different perspectives of healthcare to better understand how the related to one another. Philosophy and healthcare can be related using the example of female circumcision
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Humanities The humanities are academic disciplines that study human culture‚ using methods that are primarily analytical‚ critical‚ or speculative‚ and having a significant historical element‚ as distinguished from the mainly empirical approaches of the natural sciences. The humanities include ancient and modern languages‚ literature‚ philosophy‚ religion‚ and visual and performing arts such as music and theatre. The humanities that are also sometimes regarded as social sciences include history
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