Theoretical philosophy
The division of philosophy into a practical and a theoretical discipline has its origin in Aristotle's moral philosophy and natural philosophy categories. In Denmark,[1] Finland,[2] Germany,[3] Netherlands,[4] Sweden,[5] and United States[6] courses in theoretical and practical philosophy are taught separately, and are separate degrees. Other countries may use a similar scheme—some Scottish universities, for example, divide philosophy into logic, metaphysics, and ethics—but in most universities around the world philosophy is taught as a single subject. There is also a unified philosophy subject in some Swedish universities, such as Södertörns Högskola.
Theoretical philosophy is sometimes confused with Analytic philosophy, but the latter is a philosophical movement, embracing certain ideas and methods but dealing with all philosophical subject matters, while the former is a way of sorting philosophical questions into two different categories in the context of a curriculum.
Examples of theoretical philosophy subjects
- Epistemology
- Logic
- Philosophy of mathematics
- Philosophy of science
- Philosophy of language
- Philosophy of mind
- Metaphysics
- Ontology
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References
- ↑ Solvang, Lin (3 June 2015). "Theoretical Philosophy". mcc.ku.dk. Retrieved 31 January 2017.
- ↑ "Theoretical Philosophy - University of Helsinki". www.helsinki.fi. Retrieved 30 January 2017.
- ↑ "Theoretical Philosophy | Philosophisches Seminar - English". www.blogs.uni-mainz.de (in German). Retrieved 31 January 2017.
- ↑ "Theoretical Philosophy". Universiteit Utrecht. 5 December 2014. Retrieved 31 January 2017.
- ↑ "Theoretical Philosophy | Department of Philosophy, Lund University". www.fil.lu.se. Retrieved 30 January 2017.
- ↑ "Theoretical Philosophy | Philosophy". uwm.edu. Retrieved 31 January 2017.
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