Different Branches of Philosophy

1. Metaphysics - This philosophy study deals with the question concerning ultimate
reality and strives to explain it in its most general terms through its first and most
universal principle.
2. Cosmology - This philosophy study strives to formulate a theory explaining the origin,
nature and end of the universe.
3. Ethics - This philosophy study look into the rightness or wrongness of human act.
4. Theodicy - This philosophy study concerns God: His existence and His nature. It
also attempts to reconcile the seeming conflict between the goodness of God and the
existence of evil in the world.
5. Epistemology - This philosophy study concerns human knowledge: what knowledge
is, what the conditions are which make human knowledge possible and the extent to
which human knowledge can grasp or reach.
6.Political Philosophy - This philosophy study is concerned with good governance of
the State, which includes the theory of its origin, the structure of the government and its
different forms, and the qualities of a good leader.
7. Philosophy of the Human Person - This philosophy study focuses on the human
person, his or her natures with the hope maximizing his or her good attributes in order
to live life fully human. The goal of this study is to humanize the person and enable him
or her to lead a good life.
8. Aesthetics - This philosophy study sets forth several theories concerning beauty and
good taste.
9 - logic - This philosophy study is concerned with the structure and principles of
correct thinking and right reasoning.

Specialized branches

Philosophy of language explores the nature, the origins, and the use of language.

Philosophy of law (often called jurisprudence) explores the varying theories explaining the
nature and the interpretations of law.

Philosophy of mind explores the nature of the mind, and its relationship to the body, and is
typified by disputes between dualism and materialism. In recent years there has been increasing
similarity between this branch of philosophy and cognitive science.

Philosophy of religion explores the questions regarding religion, including the nature and
existence of God, the examination of religious experiences, analysis of religious vocabulary and
texts, and the relationship of religion and science.

Philosophy of science explores the foundations, methods, implications, and purpose of

science.

Metaphilosophy explores the aims of philosophy, its boundaries, and its methods.

Many academic disciplines have also generated philosophical inquiry. These include history, logic,
and mathematics.