Branches of Philosophy is divided into three types is
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A- Metaphysic (Theory of reality)
B- Epistemology (Theory of knowledge)
C- Axiology (Theory of values or ethics)
A- Metaphysic:-
- Meta Physic is the branch of philosophy that deals with the problem of reality.
- It is considered as beyond physics
- It is a theory of reality
- it deals with man, the world, and ultimate reality or god
- it is a deeper study for finding the truth
- it deals with questions like
(a) What is a living being? What is the soul?
(b) What is the relationship between body and soul
(c) What is the relationship between man, world, and god
(B) Epistemology:-
- Epistemology is the branch of philosophy that deals with the problem of knowledge
- it is considered as a theory of knowledge.
- it is deals with sources of knowledge
- Sources of knowledge mainly perception, inference, testimony, comparison, etc.
- Sources mainly experience,observation,logical,assumptions,authority,institution etc.
- it deals with questions like
(a) What is the truth? What is doubt?
(b) What are the sources of acquiring knowledge.
(C) Axiology:-
- Axiology is the branch that deals with the problem of values.
- It can be considered as a theory of values.
- There are mainly three kinds of values
(a) Logical values or truth values [ Satyam ]
i- From the instinct nature of the human mind faculty of knowledge.
ii- it deals with questions like what is truth? what is doubt? what is the nature of logical thinking?
(b) Ethical values or good values [ Shivam ]
i- From the instinct nature of the human mind faculty of willing or desire.
ii- it deals with questions like what is god, what is evil, what is good behavior.
(c) Aesthetic values or Beauty values [ Sundaram ]
i- From the instinct nature of the human mind faculty of facing.
ii- it deals with questions like what is beauty? what is ugly?