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| The 5 branches of philosophy |
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Metaphysics Epistemology Ethics Politics Esthetics |
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| The branch of philosophy that studies the nature of existence as a whole. |
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| A science devoted to the discovery of the proper methods of acquiring and validating knowledge. |
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| Morality. A code of values to guide man's choices and actions. |
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| The principles of a proper social system. |
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| The theory of moral values |
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| The theory of legal rights and governments |
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| The theory of the nature of art |
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| Greek for "love of wisdom" |
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| The science of judging good from evil |
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| The area of Objective reality in Objectivism. "Nature, to be commanded, must be obeyed" |
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| The area of Reason in Objectivism. "You can't eat your cake and have it too" |
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| The area of Self-Interest in Objectivism. "Man is an end in himself" |
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| The faculty which indentifies and integrates the material provided by man's senses. |
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| That which living entities act to gain and or keep. |
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| The action by which living entities gains and keeps values. |
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