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Anthropology is the study of different aspects of the natural world.
Anthropology is the study of different aspects of the natural world.
False
Economics focuses on the study of available resources and increasing demands.
Economics focuses on the study of available resources and increasing demands.
True
Political Science deals with studying the mind and human behavior.
Political Science deals with studying the mind and human behavior.
False
Metaphysics questions the nature of reality including time, space, cause, and chance.
Metaphysics questions the nature of reality including time, space, cause, and chance.
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Philosophy of Education examines how science operates.
Philosophy of Education examines how science operates.
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Thales of Miletus is known for introducing the concept that water is the basic substance.
Thales of Miletus is known for introducing the concept that water is the basic substance.
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Pythagoras is famous for developing the Pythagorean theorem.
Pythagoras is famous for developing the Pythagorean theorem.
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Parmenides is considered the Father of Metaphysics.
Parmenides is considered the Father of Metaphysics.
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Democritus was a prominent philosopher and a wealthy citizen.
Democritus was a prominent philosopher and a wealthy citizen.
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Plato never had any philosophical discourse with Socrates.
Plato never had any philosophical discourse with Socrates.
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Study Notes
Sciences and Branches
- Social Science deals with society
- Natural Science focuses on the natural world, using empirical and scientific methods
- Humanities studies the human condition
Branches of Social Science
- Anthropology: examines different aspects of the human condition
- History: studies events in the past
- Archaeology: analyzes material culture
- Economics: manages available resources to meet increasing demands
- Law: governs a country
- Geography: studies lands, earth, and human population
- Linguistics: is the science of languages
- Sociology: examines societal constructs
- Political Science: explores different systems of governance
- Psychology: investigates the mind and human behavior
Philosophy
- Originated from Greek “Phila” (love) and “Sophia” (wisdom or knowledge)
- Means the love of wisdom
- Considered the parent science
Branches of Philosophy
- Metaphysics: questions reality, including time, space, cause, and chance
- Epistemology: studies the nature and scope of knowledge
- Axiology: examines principles and values
- Logic: analyzes abstract thinking in philosophy, focusing on methods to distinguish correct from incorrect reasoning
Fields in Philosophy
- Philosophy of Education: explores how children should be educated
- Philosophy of Mind: examines consciousness and its interaction
- Philosophy of History: studies the impact of history and its writing
- Philosophy of Science: analyzes how science operates
- Philosophy of Law: examines the concept of law
- Philosophy of Language: explores a broad spectrum of questions about language
Original Centers of Philosophy
- Greek (Western), Indian, and Chinese are the three great original centers of philosophy
Ancient Greek Philosophers
- Thales of Miletus (circa 585 BCE): began philosophy in Greece as a great seafaring power
- Anaximander: represents the second generation of the Milesian School and was the first cartographer
- Pythagoras: developed the Pythagorean theorem
- Anaximenes: believed air is the basic substance
- Heraclitus: was the first philosopher of general process and particular manifestation
- Parmenides: is considered the father of metaphysics
- Empedocles: proposed the four elements: water, earth, fire, and air
- Anaxagoras: contributed to cosmology and the true causes of eclipses
- Democritus: was a wealthy citizen
- Protagoras: was a student of Democritus and a Sophist
- Socrates: never wrote anything, was a master stonemason, and a social critic
- Plato: was a student of Socrates and the father of political science
- Aristotle: is one of the world's greatest ancient philosophers, proposed three kinds of soul: vegetative, aesthetic, and rational
Other Philosophers
- Nicholas Copernicus: is the father of modern astronomy
- René Descartes: is the father of modern philosophy and coined the phrase "Cogito, ergo sum" (I think, therefore I am)
- Thomas Hobbes: wrote anti-parliamentarian works, including "Leviathan", which compares the state to a great sea monster
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Test your knowledge on different branches of Social Science, Natural Science, and Humanities with a focus on anthropology, history, archaeology, economics, law, geography, linguistics, sociology, and political science. Explore the diverse fields that study various aspects of human society, the natural world, and the human condition.
