Quote:

The unexamined life is not worth living.

Quote:

Socrates

Main branches of Philosophy

1. Metaphysics

2. Epistemology

3. Ethics

4. Politics

5. Esthetics

Define:

Metaphysics

Study of Existence

(What's out there?)

Define:

Epistemology

Study of Knowledge

(How do I know about it?)

Define:

Ethics

Study of Action

(What should I do?)

Define:

Politics

Study of Force

(What actions are permissible?)

Define:

Esthetics

Study of Art

(What can life be like?)

The father of modern Philosophy?

Descartes

he introduced the idea that all knowledge is the product of reasoning based on self-evident assumptions

Justification Theory

is a part of epistemology that attempts to understand the justification of proposition and beliefs

The main method being defined in the

Euthyphro

Pious

Piety

Charges against Socrates

1. Corrupting the youth

2. Impiety

Socrates 2 views on death

1. Eternal sleep

2. Transmigration

Russell

The chief value of Philosophy

Is the accumulation of knowledge and

seeking for more knowledge

Define:

A Priori

Means justification and it is

independent of experience

Define:

A Posteriori

Dependant on experience or

empirical evidence