Introduction to Philosophy

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Contents 1 Suggested Resources 2 Part I - The Nature of Philosophy 3 Part II - Metaphysics 4 Part III - Epistemology 5 Part IV - Logic 6 Part V - Ethics 7 Part VI - Aesthetics 8 Part VII - Political Philosophy 9 Part VIII - Further Reading

[edit] Suggested Resources

1. Suggested Resources for Expanding Text

[edit] Part I - The Nature of Philosophy

1. Origins of Philosophy
2. What is Philosophy?
3. The Main Branches of Philosophy
4. What is meant by "Doing Philosophy?"

[edit] Part II - Metaphysics

1. What is Metaphysics?
2. What is a Person?
3. What is Buddhist Philosophy?

[edit] Part III - Epistemology

1. What is Epistemology?
2. Rationalism
3. Empiricism
4. Pragmatism

[edit] Part IV - Logic

1. Logic

[edit] Part V - Ethics

1. What is Ethics?
2. What is a Person?
3. Virtue and value-Ethics
4. Consequentialism
5. Deontology
6. Utilitarianism
7. Existentialism
8. Zen Buddhism
9. Transcendentalist Theology Transcendentalism

[edit] Part VI - Aesthetics

1. Aesthetics

[edit] Part VII - Political Philosophy

1. What is Political Philosophy?
2. The Political Spectrum
3. Introduction to Philosophy/Ancient Political Philosophy
4. Middles Ages Political Philosophy
5. Social Contract
6. Marx and Marxists
7. Liberalism
8. Communitarianism
9. Conservativism
10. Libertarianism
11. Anarchism
12. Post-Politics
13. Theocracies

[edit] Part VIII - Further Reading

1. Philosophy of Religion...
2. Philosophy of Mind...
3. Philosophy of Science

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