1. So what is
philosophy?

2. What is it?
Philosophers rarely agree
on the topic of ʻwhat is
philosophy?ʼ
General guidelines
though can be provided

3. Philosophy begins with a
sense of wonder at the
world
When we no longer take
things for granted….

5. We question how things
are…..

6. Philosophy explores
what we dont know….

7. When answers are found,
philosophy becomes
science….

8. THE PARTS OF
PHILOSOPHY

9. There are traditionally 5 main
divisions,
i.e.:-
• LOGIC
• AESTHETICS
• METAPHYSICS
• ETHICS
• EPISTEMOLOGY

10. LOGIC
This branch of Philosophy deals
with the METHOD of argument.
It oers answers to questions
such as:
• “Is that reasoning sound?”
• “Is that statement true?”
• “Is that conclusion valid ?”

11. AESTHETICS
This branch deals with beauty in
Music and Art.
It offers answers to questions like:
• “Is that good music?”
• “Is that painting better than
this one ?”

12. METAPHYSICS
This branch deals with the question
of REALITY and BEING.
It deals with questions about the
non-physical world, such as :-
• “Is there a God?”
• “What do we mean by real?”

13. ETHICS
This branch is also known as
MORAL PHILOSOPHY.
It deals with questions about right
and wrong, e.g.
• “Is morality subjective?”
• “What makes actions “right”
and “wrong”?”

14. EPISTEMOLOGY
This branch deals with the theory of
knowledge.
It considers questions like:-
• “How do we know anything?”
• “Is there such a thing as
certainty?”