Part Ten X › Division V V › Section 10/52 10/52

The Nature and the Divisions of Philosophy

Subject Outline

AThe nature, scope, and methods of philosophy [for the major philosophical schools in the West, see 10/53; for the development of non-Western philosophy, see 10/51.B.)]
- 1Diverse conceptions of philosophy
- 2Diverse views of the methods of philosophy
- 3The forms of philosophical exposition; e.g., dialogues, commentaries, histories, systematically ordered treatises
- 4Criteria of meaning and truth in philosophical thought
BThe divisions of philosophy
- 1Metaphysics, or speculative philosophy in general
  - aThe history, nature, and scope of metaphysics [for schools of thought in metaphysics, see 10/53.B.1.]
  - bThe relation of metaphysics to other parts of philosophy; e.g., ethics, logic, natural theology
  - cProblems in metaphysics
- 2The philosophy of nature: the philosophical problems concerning the phenomena, laws, and theories of the natural sciences [see also 10/31.B.]
  - aThe history, status, and scope of the philosophy of nature
  - bThe relation of the philosophy of nature to science, the philosophy of science, and metaphysics
  - cThe basic aspects of the natural order
  - dThe philosophy of physics
  - eThe philosophy of biology
- 3Epistemology, or theory of knowledge
  - aThe history, nature, and scope of epistemology [for schools of thought in epistemology, see 10/53.C.]
  - bThe relation of epistemology to metaphysics, philosophy of mind, logic, and other disciplines
  - cProblems in epistemology
- 4The philosophy of mind, or philosophical psychology
  - aThe history, nature, and scope of the philosophy of mind
  - bThe relation of the philosophy of mind to the empirical and mathematical sciences and to other philosophical disciplines
  - cProblems in the philosophy of mind
- 5The philosophy of man, or philosophical anthropology
  - aThe history, nature, and scope of philosophical anthropology [for schools of thought in philosophical anthropology, see 10/53.B.3.]
  - bThe relation of philosophical anthropology to physical and cultural anthropology and to other disciplines in philosophy and the social sciences
  - cProblems in philosophical anthropology
- 6Ethics, or moral philosophy
  - aThe history, nature, and types of ethics: the distinction between metaethics and normative ethics
  - bThe relation of ethics to other philosophical disciplines or to other branches of knowledge or experience
  - cProblems in ethics
- 7Political philosophy
  - aThe nature and scope of political philosophy: its relation to political science
  - bThe form of political statements and arguments
  - cThe history of political philosophy
- 8Aesthetics
  - aThe nature and scope of aesthetics as a discipline
  - bThe development of aesthetics: approaches to the study of the aesthetic experience
  - cProblems in aesthetics
  - dThe relation of aesthetics to other disciplines
- 9The philosophy of language
- 10The philosophy of logic [see 10/11.B.]
- 11The philosophy of mathematics [see 10/21.B.]
- 12The philosophy of art [see 611.A.]
- 13The philosophy of science [see 10/31.B.]
- 14The philosophy of religion [see 811.A.]
- 15The philosophy of law [see 551.A.]
- 16The philosophy of education [see 561.A.]