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Modern Philosophy: A Study of Knowledge
Lecture i: Introduction to Modern Philosophy
e) Having to do with speculations about the meaning and
nature of the universe; concerned with what lies beyond the
physical world of sensory experience
2. Ethics5
a) Also referred to as moral philosophy
b) The discipline concerned with what is morally good and bad,
right and wrong.
c) The term is also applied to any system or theory of moral
values or principles.
3. Philosophy of Religion
a) The study, from a philosophical perspective, of the nature of
religion and religious belief, including such specific questions as
the existence and nature of God and the presence of evil and
suffering in the world.6
4. Epistemology7
a) This was the primary issue discussed by modern
philosophers and thus we will spend the most time on this topic
b) The study of the origin, nature, and limits of human
knowledge; deals with questions such as:
(1) What is the limit of human knowledge?
(2) How much can humans ever hope to know?
(3) What is the human capacity for knowledge?
(4) How can we know that we know something? (i.e.
Can the senses be trusted? Can the intellect be trusted?)
c) The name is derived from the Greek words episteme
(knowledge) and logos (reason)
d) Epistemology has had a long history spanning the time of
the pre-Socratic Greeks up to the present. Along with
metaphysics, logic, and ethics, it is one of the four main fields of
5 www.britannica.com (selection: ethics)
6 www.webster.com (selection: philosophy of religion)
7 www.britannica.com (selection: epistemology)
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Dodge, Catherine. Modern Philosophy: A Study of Knowledge [Part 1], thesis or dissertation, Autumn 2000; Denton, Texas. (https://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc146473/m1/6/: accessed May 8, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, UNT Digital Library, https://digital.library.unt.edu; crediting UNT Honors College.