Basics of Philosophy

Basics of philosophy:

• Metaphysics - existence and nature of reality.
• Epistemology - knowledge, how and what we know.
• Ethics - how people should act, what is good and valuable.
• Aesthetics - art and beauty.
• Logic - good reasoning by valid inference and demonstration.
• Political - how people should interact in a proper society.

Contemplate and add a comment below:

*Which branch/doctrine of philosophy stands out to you as most interesting or most important?

*Research a philosopher and share something unique about that person.

*Choose a historical period or movement/school and share something you learned.

Raphael's School of Athens

"The School of Athens represents all the greatest mathematicians, philosophers and scientists from classical antiquity gathered together sharing their ideas and learning from each other. These figures all lived at different times, but here they are gathered together under one roof."

Full credit for this information goes to: https://www.khanacademy.org/humanities/ap-art-history/early-europe-and-colonial-americas/renaissance-art-europe-ap/a/raphael-school-of-athens

Raphael's Room: https://www.museivaticani.va/content/museivaticani/en/collezioni/musei/stanze-di-raffaello/stanze-di-raffaello.html

Mission of the Vatican Museums: https://www.museivaticani.va/content/museivaticani/en/musei-del-papa/missione.html

Contemplate and add a comment below:

*How do you seek knowledge to interpret what you read and learn?

*What is your philosophy for life and how would you artistically represent this?
*Who, from past or present, inspires how you think and create?