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Areas of Philosophy. Logic & Philosophy of Science Metaphysics Epistemology Ethics Aesthetics Social & Political Philosophy. Logic:. Explore the procedures of formal reasoning and formal arguments Associated with science
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Areas of Philosophy Logic & Philosophy of Science Metaphysics Epistemology Ethics Aesthetics Social & Political Philosophy
Logic: Explore the procedures of formal reasoning and formal arguments Associated with science What is science? What is non-science? Is there anything that has nothing to do with science?
Metaphysics: Meta= beyond Ask questions about the nature of existence and reality Ask questions about the existence of supreme being(s) What is there? What it is like?
Epistemology: Episteme= knowledge Study of knowledge, what is worthy of being believed by a rational person What does it mean to know? Are there some things that humans can never know? Are there things that humans can know with certainty?
Ethics: Explores ideas of right and wrong, good and evil and what obligations we might have to another person What actions are good/bad, right and wrong
Aesthetics: The philosophy of art What is art? What is the role of art in society? Do objective standards of beauty and ugliness exists?
Social & Poltical Philosophy : What are the limits of state authority? Do people have the right to equal treatment? What are the rights and responsibilities of individual citizens? What is justice?
Exit Card: With a partner, brainstorm and write down three events or activities that you have participated in the past week Identify the area of philosophy that might have helped you address issues raised by these events Explain how it did/would have helped