The Branches of Philosophy - mind map

The branches of philosophy

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Personal-Emotional context

Personal-Emotional context

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Metaphysics

Logic

Epistemology

Aesthetics

Ethics

Political philosophy

Ethics within a Personal-Emotional context can help reconsider our actions.

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Login within a Personal-Emotional context can help acknowledge the reason to our emotional feelings.

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Epistemology in a social context can be any situation where we wonder about the credibility of knowledge.

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Metaphysics in a Social context can be a debate/discussion about reality, which can affect our views or ideas on the topic.

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Political philosophy within a Social context can come into place in a discussion about the government, the law and as a society.

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Metaphysics in a Personal-Emotion context can be a case of reflection on a personal life, where emotions are presented.

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Epistemology in a Personal-Emotional context can be a situation where you wonder about your past belief or knowledge.

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Aristotle proposed a logic deductive method, where two or more premises will lead a conclusion.

Logic is a philosophy branch that studies arguments and reasons.

Logic

Frege and Russell used symbols and math formulas for logic, this is now crucial for math and computational sciences.

Kripke´s modal logic studies necessities and possibilities, deducting if something is possible or needed.

Syllogism (Aristotle)

Mathematical Logic (Frege, Russell)

Modal Logic (Saul Kripke)

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Aristotle´s Virtue Ethics proposes that happiness is achieved through balance and practice.

Ethics is a philosophy branch that studies human conduct.

ETHICS

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Kant´s Deontology explains if a person’s moral is good or bad based on the action and not the consequences, based on principles that apply to everyone.

Deontology (Immanuel Kant)

Virtue Ethics (Aristotle)

Metaphysics is a philosophy branch that studies reality.

On Plato´s ideal world, he proposes about the image of a perfect idea that we perceive as shadows.

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Metaphysics

Theory of forms (Plato)

Theory of substance (Aristotle)

Aristotle proposes the idea of reality made up as matter and form. Those can be: material, formal, efficient, and final.

Monism proposes that both mind and our physical body are connected as a unique substance, in contrast, dualism is the opposite.

Monism vs. Dualism (Descartes)

Berke´s expressed sublime as something that attracted non positive emotions, while on Kant´s case, was the opposite.

Aesthetics is a philosophy branch that studies art and beauty.

aesthetics

Both Plato and Aristotle viewed art as a reflection of life, but Plato as a distorted copy, and Aristotle as an essence of human nature.

Kant´s arguments that art and beauty should be disinterested, and instead just take pleasure without looking for meaning or use.

Theory of the Sublime (Burke, Kant)

Theory of Mimesis (Plato and Aristotle)

Theory of Disinterested Aesthetics (Kant)

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Gettier´ describes justified true beliefs as knowledge, but not all the time, as a justified true belief can happened but not be knowledge.

Decartes believed in knowledge through reasoning. Spinoza believed existence leads to understanding God or nature.

Epistemology is the philosophy branch that studies the theory of knowledge.

epistemology

EMIRISIM (JOHN LOCKE, DAVID HUME)

THEORY OF JUSTIFICATION (EDMUND GETTIER)

John Locke's Tabula Rasa emphasizes learning through experiences, while David Hume's Skepticism questions certainty in sensory experiences.

RATIONALISM (RENÉ DESCARTES, BARUCH SPINOZA)

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Political philosophy within a Personal-Emotional context can come into wonder when thinking about our personal actions as citizens.

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Hobbes favoured absolute sovereignty to prevent anarchy, while Locke supported natural rights through social contract. Rousseau emphasized freedom and equality.

Political Philosophy is a philosophy branch that studies how societies should be constructed.

political philosophy

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Rawl proposed the “veil of ignorance” in a society, decided by principles. Bakunin and Proudhon argued about Anarchism, where the state authority is oppressive.

Social Contract Theory (Thomas Hobbes, John Locke, Jean-Jacques Rousseau)

Theory of Justice (John Rawls)

Aesthetics within a Social context may influence current tendencies.

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Aesthetics within a Personal-Emotional context may influence our state of emotions based in our environment.

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Logic within a Social context can help develop logical arguments during a discussion.

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Ethics within a Social context can help a discuss about fairness and distribution.

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