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#  What are the major fields of Philosophy?  What are some basic concepts, issues, and methods of each?
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#  What is philosophy?
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#  What are the major fields of Philosophy? [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_academic_disciplines#Philosophy See this wiki list.]
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# What are some basic concepts, issues, and methods of each? Browse.
 
#  What are the major temporal epochs of Western philosophy?
 
#  What are the major temporal epochs of Western philosophy?
#  Is philosophy a global phenomenon?  What is comparative philosophy?  How do you identify philosophy in other cultures?
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#  Is philosophy a global phenomenon?  What is comparative philosophy?  How do you identify philosophy in other cultures?  (See course unit)
# What is philosophy?
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#  What is the difference between continental and analytic philoosphy?  (Course unit)
#  What is the difference between continental and analytic philoosphy?   
 
 
#  What are: existentialism, postmodernism, positivism, romanticism, enlightenment philosophy, scientific revolution, renaissance, neo-platonism, scholasticism, game theory, cognitive science, moral psychology, ...
 
#  What are: existentialism, postmodernism, positivism, romanticism, enlightenment philosophy, scientific revolution, renaissance, neo-platonism, scholasticism, game theory, cognitive science, moral psychology, ...
 
#  How does philosophy relate to literature and religion?
 
#  How does philosophy relate to literature and religion?
 
#  What are contemporary philosophers saying about art & politics?   
 
#  What are contemporary philosophers saying about art & politics?   
 
#  Why did language become so important in 20th century philosophy?
 
#  Why did language become so important in 20th century philosophy?

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Question for investigating Philosophy as a discipline:

  1. What is philosophy?
  2. What are the major fields of Philosophy? See this wiki list.
  3. What are some basic concepts, issues, and methods of each? Browse.
  4. What are the major temporal epochs of Western philosophy?
  5. Is philosophy a global phenomenon? What is comparative philosophy? How do you identify philosophy in other cultures? (See course unit)
  6. What is the difference between continental and analytic philoosphy? (Course unit)
  7. What are: existentialism, postmodernism, positivism, romanticism, enlightenment philosophy, scientific revolution, renaissance, neo-platonism, scholasticism, game theory, cognitive science, moral psychology, ...
  8. How does philosophy relate to literature and religion?
  9. What are contemporary philosophers saying about art & politics?
  10. Why did language become so important in 20th century philosophy?