The Eight Branches of The Eight Branches of PhilosophyPhilosophy

By: Kurt Boling andBy: Kurt Boling and

Casey FannellCasey Fannell

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This presentation is interactive.This presentation is interactive. There will be action buttons at the bottom of every There will be action buttons at the bottom of every

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The Main Menu has buttons that when pressed The Main Menu has buttons that when pressed lead to one of the 8 branches.lead to one of the 8 branches.

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Main MenuMain MenuEight Branches of PhilosophyEight Branches of Philosophy

Metaphysics Ethics Aesthetics

LogicTheory of

Knowledge

Politics Science Religion

MetaphysicsMetaphysics

Metaphysics is the Metaphysics is the study of origins.study of origins.

Asks why we are here Asks why we are here and what is our and what is our purpose in life.purpose in life.

Study of time.Study of time.

Metaphysics ContinuedMetaphysics Continued

The Melisians believed The Melisians believed the universe was made the universe was made of fire, water, earth, of fire, water, earth, and air. and air.

Aristotle created the Aristotle created the “Great Mover and “Great Mover and Shaker” theory of our Shaker” theory of our origins. (Big Bang)origins. (Big Bang)

Epistemology:Epistemology:The Theory of KnowledgeThe Theory of Knowledge

This is the branch that This is the branch that deals with where deals with where knowledge comes knowledge comes from.from.

Asks how do we obtain Asks how do we obtain knowledge.knowledge.

Rationalism and EmpiricalismRationalism and Empiricalism

Rationalism is the idea Rationalism is the idea that knowledge is that knowledge is obtained through logic obtained through logic and reason.and reason.

Empiricism is the idea Empiricism is the idea that we obtain that we obtain knowledge by use of knowledge by use of our senses.our senses.

ReligionReligion

This Branch deals with This Branch deals with why people believe in why people believe in a higher power and an a higher power and an afterlife.afterlife.

Meaning of lifeMeaning of life Rituals and how Rituals and how

people should act.people should act.

Examlples of ReligionExamlples of Religion

DualismDualism Christianity, Judaism, Christianity, Judaism,

IslamIslam MonotheismMonotheism PolytheismPolytheism BuddhismBuddhism HinduismHinduism

EthicsEthics

This branch deals This branch deals mainly with morality.mainly with morality.

It helps people It helps people determine what is right determine what is right and wrong and how we and wrong and how we can achieve the “good can achieve the “good life”.life”.

The Good LifeThe Good Life

This is where a person This is where a person has balance between has balance between happiness and virtue.happiness and virtue.

AestheticsAesthetics

The Study of what The Study of what makes Beauty.makes Beauty.

Art and its significance.Art and its significance. What shapes the What shapes the

opinion of beauty. opinion of beauty.

BeautyBeauty

Beauty is perceived as Beauty is perceived as being relative to most.being relative to most.

Some would argue that Some would argue that there is universality in there is universality in beauty and that we all beauty and that we all feel the same emotion feel the same emotion when observing good when observing good art. art.

PoliticsPolitics

Study of how people Study of how people interact with each interact with each other.other.

What is the purpose of What is the purpose of government.government.

Why people need Why people need other people.other people.

Political PhilosophiesPolitical Philosophies

ConservatismConservatism LiberalismLiberalism MarxismMarxism Social DarwinismSocial Darwinism CommunismCommunism SocialismSocialism CapitalismCapitalism

ScienceScience

The philosophy of The philosophy of Science describes the Science describes the way in which science way in which science changes the world.changes the world.

Examples of How Science has Examples of How Science has Changed the WorldChanged the World

Evolution has changed Evolution has changed the way in which the way in which people have viewed people have viewed originsorigins

Theory of Relativity Theory of Relativity has dramatically has dramatically changed physicschanged physics

The internet has The internet has changed the way changed the way people exchange people exchange information.information.

LogicLogic

The use of reason in The use of reason in argument.argument.

Critical thinking and Critical thinking and problem solving.problem solving.

How to apply evidence How to apply evidence to an argument.to an argument.

Example of LogicExample of Logic

Mathematics:Mathematics:– 5 + X = 95 + X = 9– X = 4X = 4

Syllogism:Syllogism:– Girls have long hair.Girls have long hair.– Ariel has long hairAriel has long hair– Ariel is a girl. Ariel is a girl.