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Created: July 19, 2002
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Teaching Essay Copyright: Jeanne Curran and Susan R. Takata and Individaul Authors, July 2002.
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World Civilizations Washington State University online course. Glossary in Philosophy Copyright 1996, Richard Hooker, Washington State University. Logic Logic is the science of demonstration ; it lays down the rules for making propositions and constructing proofs. Logic is really the core of philosophy. Rhetoric Logic is a science of language, and so is rhetoric. While logic is the science of propositions and demonstration, rhetoric is the science of persuasion. It is less concerned with the truth of a proposition as it is concerned with using language, gesture, argument, and emotion to persuade other people of a truth or an opinion. Physics Physics is the source of European philosophy; in its original form, physics was the study of the underlying principles of change in the natural world. Eventually, physics became the study of change in the material world and the laws underlying those changes (this is still true of physics today). Metaphysics Metaphysics is the study of the principles behind the principles governing the universe; metaphysics, you might say, is the science of first or originary principles. For instance, if you conclude that God is behind everything in the universe, the study of God is a branch of metaphysics. Theology Theology is a branch of metaphysics and concerns the nature of the divine and the relationship of that nature to the physical, moral, and spiritual worlds. Ethics Ethics is the science of human action; its primary question from classical Greece onwards is "what is a good life?" Politics Politics is the study of human institutions and governments; it is essentially a branch of ethics. Aesthetics Aesthetics, which originates with the Greeks, is the science of the beautiful; this includes both human art as well as natural beauty and order.

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