Branches and Theories of Philosophy - BUGTONG, DEBBIE G.
Branches and Theories of Philosophy - BUGTONG, DEBBIE G.
Branches and Theories of Philosophy - BUGTONG, DEBBIE G.
Logic Philosophy- is the area of philosophy devoted to examining the scope and nature of logic is
the branch of study that concerns questions
about reference, predication, identity, truth, quantification, existence, entailment, modality,
and necessity.
Epistemology- is the study of knowledge. This is a matter of understanding what knowledge is, and
how to distinguish between cases in which someone knows something and cases in which someone
does not know something
Axiology- the philosophical study of goodness, or value, in the widest sense of these terms.
Hermeneutics- is the theory and methodology of interpretation, especially the interpretation of biblical
texts, wisdom literature, and philosophical texts.
Theories of Philosophy
Idealism- is a diverse group of metaphysical views which all assert that "reality" is in some way
indistinguishable or inseparable from human perception and/or understanding, that it is in some
sense mentally constituted, or that it is otherwise closely connected to ideas
Realism- is about a given object is the view that this object exists in reality independently of
our conceptual scheme. In philosophical terms, these objects are ontologically independent of
someone's conceptual scheme, perceptions, linguistic practices, beliefs, etc.
Pragmatism- is a philosophical tradition that considers words and thought as tools and instruments
for prediction, problem solving, and action, and rejects the idea that the function of thought is to
describe, represent, or mirror reality.