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What is philosophy and philosopher?

Joe Ford

What is philosophy and philosopher?

Philosophy (from Greek: φιλοσοφία, philosophia, ‘love of wisdom’) is the study of general and fundamental questions, such as those about reason, existence, knowledge, values, mind, and language. Historically, philosophy encompassed all bodies of knowledge and a practitioner was known as a philosopher.

What are the main areas of philosophy?

The four main branches of philosophy are metaphysics, epistemology, axiology, and logic.

What are the basics of philosophy?

investigation of the nature, causes, or principles of reality, knowledge, or values, based on logical reasoning rather than empirical methods (American Heritage Dictionary) the study of the ultimate nature of existence, reality, knowledge and goodness, as discoverable by human reasoning (Penguin English Dictionary)

What branch of philosophy should I study?

First start with the study of Epistemology & Metaphysics, second study Philosophy of Language & Linguistics and thirdly study Logic, the Philosophy of Logic and the Philosophy of Mathematics. Now you should start to study ethics, aesthetics and political philosophy.

What are the 8 branches of philosophy?

Branches of philosophy

  • Aesthetics.
  • Epistemology.
  • Ethics.
  • Logic.
  • Metaphysics.
  • Philosophy of mind.
  • Other.
  • African philosophy.

What is pseudo epistemology?

Pseudophilosophy is a philosophical idea or system which does not meet an expected set of philosophical standards.

Who is the father of genetic epistemology?

Genetic epistemology or ‘developmental theory of knowledge’ is a study of the origins (genesis) of knowledge (epistemology) established by Jean Piaget.

What is the ontological problem?

Among the ontological problems—problems concerning existence and existential assumptions—arising in logic are those of individuation and existence.