Philosophy Outline

 

Philosophy Category Outline

Metaphysics

• Ontology (Study of Being)
• Philosophy of Mind
• Philosophy of Space and Time
• Free Will and Determinism
• Identity and Change
• Possibility and Necessity

Epistemology

• Theories of Knowledge
• Skepticism
• Rationalism vs. Empiricism
• Truth Theories
• Testimony and Memory
• Social Epistemology

Ethics

• Normative Ethics
  • Consequentialism
  • Deontology
  • Virtue Ethics
• Meta-Ethics
• Applied Ethics
  • Bioethics
  • Environmental Ethics
  • Business Ethics
• Moral Psychology

Logic

• Formal Logic
• Informal Logic
• Philosophy of Logic
• Paradoxes
• Argumentation Theory

Aesthetics

• Theories of Art
• Beauty and Taste
• Philosophy of Criticism
• Environmental Aesthetics

Political Philosophy

• Theories of Justice
• Liberty and Rights
• Authority and Legitimacy
• Democracy and Representation
• Global Justice

Philosophy of Science

• Scientific Method
• Realism vs. Anti-realism
• Philosophy of Physics
• Philosophy of Biology
• Philosophy of Social Sciences

Philosophy of Language

• Meaning and Reference
• Speech Acts
• Philosophy of Linguistics
• Pragmatics

Philosophy of Religion

• Arguments for/against God's Existence
• Religious Experience
• Faith and Reason
• Problem of Evil
• Religious Pluralism

Non-Western Philosophical Traditions

• Chinese Philosophy
• Indian Philosophy
• African Philosophy
• Indigenous Philosophies
• Islamic Philosophy

History of Philosophy

• Ancient Philosophy
• Medieval Philosophy
• Modern Philosophy
• Contemporary Philosophy
• Feminist Philosophy
• Continental vs. Analytic Traditions