Its main branches are [[metaphysics]], the theory of what things can ultimately be said to exist; [[epistemology]], the question of the conditions for knowledge, and the justification for claims to knowledge; [[ethics]], the analysis of what sorts of moral values there are; and [[logic]], the basic principles of reasoning and deduction. | Its main branches are [[metaphysics]], the theory of what things can ultimately be said to exist; [[epistemology]], the question of the conditions for knowledge, and the justification for claims to knowledge; [[ethics]], the analysis of what sorts of moral values there are; and [[logic]], the basic principles of reasoning and deduction. |