Philosophy: The Basics

Philosophy comprises the study of fundamental and overarching questions concerning knowledge, existence, reason, mind, values, and language. The inquiries of philosophy can be categorized into five main branches, namely, philosophical traditions and science, epistemology and metaphysics, logic and mathematics, history of philosophy, value theory. Metaphysics delves into the study of the most fundamental aspects of reality, including time, objects and their attributes, existence, wholes and parts, events, processes, and causation. Epistemology, on the other hand, focuses on the study of knowledge. Value theory tackles topics such as goodness, justice, and beauty, encompassing philosophy of law, aesthetics, political philosophy, feminist philosophy, ethics and related subjects. This book is compiled in such a manner, that it will provide in-depth knowledge about the theory and practice of philosophy. It will also provide interesting topics for research which interested readers can take up. It will serve as a valuable source of reference for graduate and post graduate students.