PHILOSOPHY Philosophy is divided into many sub-fields. These include epistemology‚ logic‚ metaphysics‚ ethics‚ and aesthetics. Epistemology is concerned with the nature and scope of knowledge‚ such as the relationships between truth‚ belief‚ and theories of justification. Logic is the study of the principles of correct reasoning. Metaphysics is the study of the most general features of reality‚ such as existence‚ time‚ the relationship between mind and body‚ objects and their properties‚ wholes
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AL KINDI Birth: 801 CE in Basra‚ Iraq Death: 873 CE in Baghdad‚ Iraq Era: Medieval era (Islamic Golden Age) Education: House of Wisdom Interests: Al Kindi area of interest was Philosophy‚ logic‚ ethics‚ mathematics‚ physics‚ chemistry‚ psychology‚ pharmacology‚ medicine‚ metaphysics‚ cosmology‚ astrology‚ music theory‚ Islamic theology (kalam) Books: De Gradibus‚ Scientific weather forecasting in the middle ages‚ The medical formulary‚ or Aqrābādhīn Lifetime of Al Kindi Abu Yusuf Yaqub ibn Isḥaq
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Introduction to Philosophy with Logic Lesson Title Lesson Target References Title Author Lesson No. Date 01 21 June 2013 Origin of Philosophy Discuss the development of philosophy Philosophy Index‚ Introduction to Philosophy – General Outline of Indian and Western Philosophy‚ Ancient Greece‚ The Basics of Philosophy – Pre-Socratic C. Temple. Branches of Philosophy. Accessed June 19‚ 2013. Page 5 http://www.philosophy-index.com/philosophy/branches/ Number(s) V. Chaubey & S. Dube. Introduction
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state to attempt to achieve (Kurtus‚ 2001). Idealist metaphysics is mirrored in the truth that only the rational and the spiritual are completely real. For the idealist‚ an individuals spiritual core is eternal and everlasting (angel‚ n.d.). The fundamental standpoints of idealism are that the human spirit is the most important factor in life and the universe is in essence non-material in its supreme existence (Islam‚ n.d.). The epistemology of idealism is founded in its acknowledgment of potential
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It is also the rational investigation of the truths and principles of being‚ knowledge‚ or conduct. Philosophy focuses on three main types: Stoicism Skepticism Epicurean Philosophy consists of these philosophical areas: Metaphysics Materialism Idealism Epistemology Empiricism Rationalism Ethics Hedonism Cynicism Three Main Types Stoicism Refers to the knowledge of Aristotle "Mind is a blank state‚ impressions are made by the 5 senses." Stoics deny the metaphysical points
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During my first year in college I was cut from the baseball team. To most people that would be a minor bummer in their lives‚but to me and my family ‚it was more of calamity ‚in fact‚ more like a death in the family. To explain why ‚I need to digress here and explain something about my past few years. All through my life I have played and excelled at ball ‚ from the time I played T-ball at the Sylmar Independent Baseball League to my first year in college. My mother and father were always
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Died: 26 July 1925 in Bad Kleinen‚ Germany Professional Input Friedrich Ludwig Gottlob Frege (1848-1925) was a German mathematician‚ logician‚ and philosopher who worked at the University of Jena. Frege essentially reconceived the discipline of logic by constructing a formal system which‚ in effect‚ constituted the first ‘predicate calculus’. In this formal system‚ Frege developed an analysis of quantified statements and formalized the notion of a ‘proof’ in terms that are still accepted today
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Plato’s Influence by Shannon Johnson English 122 24 August 2011 Plato ’s influence There are icons that will be referenced for many years to come. They touched on many topics (including physics‚ metaphysics‚ poetry‚ theater‚ music‚ logic‚ rhetoric‚ politics‚ government‚ ethics‚ etc.)‚ which influenced their philosophy. However‚ as humans start using more and more of their abilities or capabilities to think and having more resources to prove things‚ their philosophy may
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Philosophies of Georg Hegel and Herbert Spencer The Philosophy of Georg Wilhelm Hegel (1770-1801) Metaphysics Georg Wilhelm Hegel aspired to find a philosophy that would embody all human experiences with the integration of not only science‚ but also religion‚ history‚ art‚ politics and beyond. Hegel’s metaphysical theory of absolute idealism claimed that reality was the absolute truth of all logic‚ spirit‚ and rational ideas encompassing all human experience and knowledge. He believed that in
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Aristotle (together with Socrates and Plato) is one of the most important founding figures in Western philosophy. He was the first to create a comprehensive system of philosophy‚ encompassing morality and aesthetics‚ logic and science‚ politics and metaphysics. Aristotle believed that human beings are “featherless bipeds”. This has to do with his theory of politics because Aristotle’s view on politics is essentially fascist. I personally don’t agree with Aristotle on the fact that he thinks most
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