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  1. en.wikipedia.org › wiki › PhilosophyPhilosophy - Wikipedia

    2 days ago · Philosophy ('love of wisdom' in Ancient Greek) is a systematic study of general and fundamental questions concerning topics like existence, reason, knowledge, value, mind, and language. It is a rational and critical inquiry that reflects on its own methods and assumptions.

  2. en.wikipedia.org › wiki › EpistemologyEpistemology - Wikipedia

    3 days ago · e. Epistemology is the branch of philosophy concerned with knowledge. It studies the nature, origin, and scope of knowledge, epistemic justification, the rationality of belief [neutrality is disputed], and various related issues.

  3. en.wikipedia.org › wiki › EthicsEthics - Wikipedia

    2 days ago · Ethics, also called moral philosophy, is the study of moral phenomena. It is one of the main branches of philosophy and investigates the nature of morality and the principles that govern the moral evaluation of conduct, character traits, and institutions.

  4. 5 days ago · what's happening in philosophy. Articles on current events in the world of philosophy

  5. 4 days ago · Political philosophy, branch of philosophy that is concerned, at the most abstract level, with the concepts and arguments involved in political opinion. The central problem of political philosophy is how to deploy or limit public power so as to maintain the survival and enhance the quality of human life.

  6. 4 days ago · Philosophy involves a methodical assessment of any and all aspects of human existence and experience. The realms of philosophy and religion have sometimes intersected in conducting such inquiries as these.

  7. 4 days ago · Postmodernism, in contemporary Western philosophy, a late 20th-century movement characterized by broad skepticism, subjectivism, or relativism; a general suspicion of reason; and an acute sensitivity to the role of ideology in asserting and maintaining political and economic power.

  8. 4 days ago · His work spanned philosophy of language, philosophy of mind, epistemology, ethics, and political philosophy. In international circles, he was perhaps best known for his work on philosophical thought experiments and nationalism studies in political philosophy.

  9. en.wikipedia.org › wiki › SocratesSocrates - Wikipedia

    5 days ago · Socratic paradox. Socratic questioning. "The unexamined life is not worth living". Socrates ( / ˈsɒkrətiːz /; [2] Greek: Σωκράτης; c. 470 – 399 BC) was a Greek philosopher from Athens who is credited as the founder of Western philosophy and as among the first moral philosophers of the ethical tradition of thought.

  10. Friedrich Nietzsche - Philosopher, Existentialism, Atheism: Nietzsche’s writings fall into three well-defined periods. The early works, The Birth of Tragedy and the four Unzeitgemässe Betrachtungen (1873; Untimely Meditations), are dominated by a Romantic perspective influenced by Schopenhauer and Wagner.

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