# Philosophy glossary

Philosophy - A broad field of things concerning knowledge and where knowledge comes from, which gets meta because it questions its own methods. Has a wide variety of extremely useful sub-disciplines (e.g., [science](science.md), [logic](logic.md), [math](math.md)).

Table of contents:

1. [Metaphysics](glossary-philosophy-metaphysics.md): reality, existence, being, big meta stuff
2. [Epistemology](glossary-philosophy-epistemology.md): knowledge, knowing, understanding, values
3. [Axiology](glossary-philosophy-axiology.md): values which connect with [purpose](purpose.md)
   - Includes Ethics: Specific values about [right and wrong](morality.md)
4. [Aesthetics](glossary-philosophy-aesthetics.md): specific values regarding [beauty and art](people-image-why.md)
5. [Applied philosophy](glossary-philosophy-applied.md)
   - Political Science: how everyone should [live together](jobs-specialization.md)
   - Philosophy's Culture: broad matters of how philosophers [approach their craft](philosophy.md)

Also, [religion](religion-answers.md) tends to dovetail closely with philosophy, and there's [a Christian framework for all of these](glossary-philosophy-christian.md).