| | Philosophy is accurately described as both the first science and the "Queen of the Sciences". Until the late 19th century, what is now called "science" was subsumed under ''Natural Philosophy''. | | Philosophy is accurately described as both the first science and the "Queen of the Sciences". Until the late 19th century, what is now called "science" was subsumed under ''Natural Philosophy''. |
| − | Philosophy in the West has its origins in Ancient Greece, but there is an important divide between [[Anglophone|Analytic philosophy]] philosophy and [[Continental philosophy]]. This divide can be traced back to the late 19th century and a split in focus between [[Gottlob Frege]] and the intellectual descendants of [[Friedrich Hegel]]. | + | Philosophy in the West has its origins in Ancient Greece, but there is an important divide between [[Analytic philosophy|Anglophone]] philosophy and [[Continental philosophy]]. This divide can be traced back to the late 19th century and a split in focus between [[Gottlob Frege]] and the intellectual descendants of [[Friedrich Hegel]]. |
| − | The main branches of philosophy are [[Metaphysics]], which is (broadly speaking) the study of what-is; [[Ethics]], the study of correct action; [[Logic]], the rules (both formal and informal) of reason; and [[Epistemology]], the study of knowledge. Notable sub-branches include [[Philosophy of Science]], [[Philosophy of Language]], [[Political Philosophy]], and [[Philosophy of Mind]]. | + | The main branches of philosophy are [[Metaphysics]], which is (broadly speaking) the study of what-is; [[Ethics]], the study of correct action; [[Logic]], the rules (both formal and informal) of reason; and [[Epistemology]], the study of knowledge. Notable sub-branches include [[Philosophy of Science]], [[Philosophy of language]], [[Political Philosophy]], and [[Philosophy of mind]]. |