The Branches of Philosophy In order to narrow the aims of discussion philosophy was broken into branches. Traditionally philosophy has been broken into four main branches; however we would like to add a fifth branch in our text Epistemology Epistemology‚ from the Greek words episteme (knowledge) and logos (word/speech) is the branch of philosophy that deals with the nature‚ origin‚ and scope of knowledge and love. APPROVAL: Mla MBILI JR II--196.21.83.196 (discuss) 18:20‚ 4 March 2014 (UTC)MM
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Notably‚ her work on the concept of standpoint epistemology was highly influenced by Dorothy Smith. Collins defined standpoint epistemology as the philosophical viewpoint that one knows is affected by the standpoint one has in society (particularly black women). She also emphasizes on the nature of race‚ class‚ gender‚ nationality‚ and sexual
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feminism is the development of Black feminist thought focused specifically on the ever-increasing number of African-American women acting as agents of knowledge and challenging current White male dominated legitimizing institutions to contest old epistemologies of knowledge and produce new methods of conceptualizing and reconciling intersectionality of race‚ gender‚ and class oppression in the matrix of domination. More explicitly‚ Afrocentric feminist thought demonstrates the value of empowering oppressed
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understood and studied." (Guba‚ 1990). Denzin and Lincoln (2001) listed three categories of those beliefs: Ontology: what kind of being is the human being. Ontology deals with the question of what is real. Epistemology: what is the relationship between the inquirer and the known: "epistemology is the branch of philosophy that studies the nature of knowledge and the process by which knowledge is acquired and validated" (Gall‚ Borg‚ & Gall‚ 1996) Methodology: how do we know the world‚ or gain knowledge
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concepts by means of rational argument concerning their presuppositions‚ implications‚ and interrelationships; in particular‚ the rational investigation of the nature and structure of reality (metaphysics)‚ the resources and limits of knowledge (epistemology)‚ the principles and import of moral judgment (ethics)‚ and the relationship between language and reality (semantics) 2. (Philosophy) the particular doctrines relating to these issues of some specific individual or school the philosophy of Descartes
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7‚ 2012 from http://www.importanceofphilosophy.com/Ethics_Main.html Santayana: The Life of Reason; Scepticism and Animal Faith; Realms of Being. Retrieved November 8‚ 2012 from http://www.philosophicalsociety.com/epistemology.htm Colin Temple. Epistemology. Retrieved November 9‚ 2012 from http://www.philosophy-index.com/philosophy/epistemology.php Metaphysical. Retrieved November 10‚ 2012 from http://www.pbs.org/faithandreason/gengloss/metaph-body.html Cline‚ A. What is Aesthetics? Aesthetics is
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methodology of relativist qualitative and experimental research‚ reflecting their different epistemology’s (what can be known about human behaviour)‚ via issues of validity‚ reliability and generalisability. In accordance with a logical positivist epistemology‚ experimental researchers argue that social behaviour is an objective‚ independent reality‚ relying on theories which describe that reality (Megee‚ 2001). Theories depend on constructs and variables‚ and the relationship between these constructs/variables
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opinion or view. Four major areas of philosophical questions are: Metaphysics‚ Epistemology‚ questions related to value‚ and logic (Moore & Bruder‚ 2005). Metaphysics is an area of philosophy concerned with questions related to being or existence. Philosophers in this area ask questions like “Are we really here?” The second area‚ Epistemology‚ is concerned with questions relating to knowledge. Some questions in Epistemology are “What is truth?” and “Is there a limit to what is known?” The third area
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In the world the views on Epistemology may seem unclear some believe in the idea of knowledge that is just known‚ Rationalism‚ and others may question the thought or idea of how does someone know for sure‚ Skepticism. Descartes made a strong case for the rational approach to knowledge‚ he had an intense desire to establish his beliefs on a foundation of absolute certainty to do this he then applied the method of rational doubt. He decided that if he found any reason to doubt a category or principle
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