General Schools
of Philisophical Thought
Analytical philosophy: Focuses on revealing the logical and philisophical
assumptions of an arguement
Atomism: Any thing in itself can be divided into smaller bytes
Behaviorism:
The mind can be explained by observing human behavior
Cartesianism: Mind and body are linked
Empiricism:
All knowledge is a posteri, what can be observed
Epicureanism:
All good things in moderation
Existentialism: Pursues the question, what does it mean to exist?
Frankfurt School:
Marxist school dedicated to complex economic and social issues
Hegelianism:
Dialectic reasoning, truth is found by taking a thesis, which corresponds to it's anti-thesis, when combined,
they form a synthesis which is in turn a new thesis
Humanism:
Mankind can better itself through appreciation of art, beauty and good
Idealism: Only
truth is thru pure abstraction (or pure thought) Logic/Math (a priori)
Kantianism/neo-Kantianism: Truth is both a priori and a posteri
Logical Positivism:
Truth is only found thru Scientific Method
materialism: The
only truth is what is here and now
naturalism:
Truth can only be found in natural occurences and explained by natural
laws
Platonism/neoplatonism: The world we percieve is only
a shadow, truth is the perfection of that shadow, and can only be observed through pure thought
positivism: Truth
can only be found through sensual perception/observation
pragmatism: If
it works, it must be true
rationalism: Truth
can only be found by pure reason and logic
solipsism: The
only truth is that in our mind
structuralism: Truth can only be found thru observing the ways through which things interact
with each other
utilitarianism: Ethical belief that the greater good is what makes the most people happy