A. What is metaphysics in the larger field of philosophy? What is the focus of this branch of philosophy in relation to other branches such as epistemology and ethics?
B. One of the first interests in philosophy what what is real? This interest continues today. Sometimes this branch or particular interest is called "ontology." In your owns words explain what this branch of metaphysics explores and why it matters.
C. What is epistemology and when or how did it first come about in philosophy?
Part 2 Classical Answers
A. What are the central interests and problems in the story of classical Greek metaphysics? From the Pre-Socratics to Aristotle, who are the significant thinkers and what questions or conclusions do they offer?
B. Explain how Descartes and other thinkers in his wake have argued that epistemological concerns come prior to metaphysical investigation. Explain how various thinkers such as Descartes, Hume, Kant and Ayer have worked to limit or eliminate metaphysics.
Part 3 My Metaphysics
A. Evaluate and explain whether you tend to side more with the metaphysical or epistemological interest in philosophy, or evenly with both.
B. Evaluate and explain where you line up metaphysically in terms of classical thinkers such as Plato and Aristotle.
C. Explain and evaluate where you come down in terms of the epistemological interests and conclusions especially of the modern period.
Conclusion
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