Philosophy / Unit 1 Philosophy 0002 short lesson, about 20 seconds
The Branches of Philosophy
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The idea
Philosophy's core branches: metaphysics studies reality, epistemology studies knowledge, value theory studies the good and the right, and logic studies reasoning itself.
In practice
"Do we have free will?"—metaphysics. "How could we know?"—epistemology. "Does it matter morally?"—value theory.
Where people slip
The branches overlap constantly. One question can live in three of them at once.
Your place on the trail
Every lesson rests on earlier ones and opens later ones. Tap any to jump.
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