Appendix:Glossary of philosophy

This is a glossary of philosophy. See also Appendix:Glossary of philosophical isms.

Contents:	A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z

A

analytic philosophy

A style of philosophy that came to dominate English-speaking countries in the 20th century.

C

continental philosophy

A collective term for various philosophical traditions strongly influenced by certain 19th and 20th century philosophers from mainland Europe, such as Hegel.

E

epistemology

The branch of philosophy dealing with the study of knowledge; theory of knowledge.

ethics

The study of principles relating to right and wrong conduct.

L

logic

The study of the principles and criteria of valid inference and demonstration.

M

metaphysics

The branch of philosophy which studies fundamental principles intended to describe or explain all that is, and which are not themselves explained by anything more fundamental; the study of first principles; the study of being insofar as it is being (ens in quantum ens).

O

ontology

The branch of metaphysics that addresses the nature or essential characteristics of being and of things that exist; the study of being qua being.

P

particular

A particular thing.

philosophy of science

The study of the assumptions, foundations, and implications of science.

U

universal

A characteristic or property that particular things have in common.