A Taxonomy of Philosophy

Philosophy of Mind: Does the soul exist?

• Yes

• No

Philosophy of Mind: A person is defined as a being with consciousness.

• A physical entity

• A social being

• A being with a mind

• A being with consciousness

Philosophy of Religion: Does God exist?

• Yes

• No

• It depends

• Undecidable

Philosophy of Religion: There is an afterlife.

• Yes

• No

Epistemology: Knowledge is justified true belief.

• Justified true belief

• Belief

• Opinion

• Fact

Epistemology: To know is to have justified true belief.

• Justified true belief

• True belief

• Unjustified belief

• Opinion

Determine the factor that makes an action, person, life, motive, etc. good in ethics.

• Adherence to moral principles

• Profitability

• Popularity

• Aesthetic value

Morality is either objective or relative.

• Objective

• Relative

Aesthetics: What is beautiful?

• Beauty is subjective.

• Beauty is objective.

• Beauty is defined by tradition.

• Beauty is an absolute property.

Aesthetics: Beauty is (merely) in the eye of the beholder.

• True

• False

• Depends on perspective