Introduction to Philosophy

Philosophy comes from "philos" and "sophia", which translates to "love for science".

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The first universities in the western world were Plato's Lyceum and Aristotle's Academy.

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While science is the search for answers, philosophy is the academic way of finding out answers.

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Philosophy is independent from other disciplines.

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Entomology deals with the true nature of reality.

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Continental Rationalism originated with René Descartes.

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While general metaphysics was concerned with being at a broad, fundamental level, special metaphysics addressed more specific questions concerning existence.

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Epistemology investigates the acquisition of knowledge.

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The 2 forms of experience where a person can acquire knowledge are sensation and reflection.

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Immanuel Kant pointed out that beauty is objective and universal.

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