Other Divisions of Philosophy

1. Philosophy of the Mind

2. Philosophy of the Person
3. Political Philosophy
4. Social Philosophy
5. Philosophy of Language
6. Philosophy of Science
7. Philosophy of Art
. Philosophy of Language
!. Philosophy of "eligion
1#. Philosophy of La$
11. Philosophy of %ducation
12. Philosophy of &istory
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Branches of Philosophy
1. Logic
Loic is the science and art of correct thin.ing. 5t atte3pts to codify the rules of rational thought.
Logicians e9plore the structure of argu3ents that preser0e truth or allo$ the opti3al e9traction of
.no$ledge fro3 e0idence. Logic is one of the pri3ary tools philosophers use in their in:uiries; the
precision of logic helps the3 to cope $ith the su-tlety of philosophical pro-le3s and the often
3isleading nature of con0ersational language.
2. %thics
!thics is the study of the nature of right and $rong and good and e0il* in ter3s -oth of
considerations a-out the foundations of 3orality* and of practical considerations a-out the 1ne
details of 3oral conduct. Moral philosophers 3ay in0estigate :uestions as s$eeping as $hether
there are such things 3oral facts at all* or as focused as $hether or not the la$ ought to accord to
rape 0icti3s the right to an a-ortion.
3. Metaphysics
"etaphysics is the study of the nature of things. Metaphysicians as. $hat .inds of things e9ist* and
$hat they are li.e. <hey reason a-out such things as $hether or not people ha0e free $ill* in $hat
sense a-stract o-=ects can -e said to e9ist* and ho$ it is that -rains are a-le to generate 3inds.
4. %piste3ology
!pistemoloy is the study of .no$ledge itself. %piste3ologists as.* for instance* $hat criteria 3ust
-e satis1ed for so3ething $e -elie0e to count as so3ething $e .no$* and e0en $hat it 3eans for a
proposition to -e true. %piste3ology is so3eti3es referred to as the >theory of .no$ledge.?
5. A9iology
A#ioloy is philosophical the study of 0alue; the in0estigation of its nature* criteria* and
3etaphysical status. More often than not* the ter3 @0alue theory@ is used instead of @a9iology.@
6. Aesthetics
Aesthetics is the study of 0alue in the arts or the in:uiry into feelings* =udg3ents* or standards of -eauty
and related concepts. Philosophy of art is concerned $ith =udg3ents of sense* taste* and e3otion.