What is Philosophy? (MEDRADSC 3Y03)
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What is the definition of philosophy?
Love of wisdom
What is relativism?
- the doctrine that knowledge, truth, and morality exist in relation to culture, society, or historical context, and are not absolute
- there is no objective truth: "you have your truth and I have mine"
What is non-relativism?
One truth that applies to everyone
What are the 4 subsets of philosophy?
- Metaphysics
- Ethics
- Epistemology
- Logic
What is metaphysics?
- Study of being, what exists, and what is
- Study of fundamental features of our reality
What is epistemology?
The study of knowledge (how we know what we know)
What is ethics?
The study of right and wrong or good and evil
What are the subsets of ethics?
- Metaethics: are there moral truths?
- Normative ethics: how should people live?
- Applied ethics: how we bring ethics into professional life?
What is logic?
the study of arguments or patterns of reasoning