More Philosophy and Story Time

Today we continued with the main focus of philosophy. Some new vocabulary words were introduced as well. Mr. Schick indicated that we did not have to write down this word as it will not be on a test but the word is 'synchronicity.' Synchronicity is a causal connecting principle linking to causes which are similar but yet happen in different places-this is how I would define synchronicity. The dictionary defines synchronicity as the simultaneous occurrence of events that appear significantly related but have no discernible causal connection. Today we also go down three branches of philosophy. The first branch is Metaphysics which is the branch that studies the nature of reality. Then the second one is epistemology which is the branch that studies the nature and scope of knowledge. The final branch which is actually divided up into two sub-branches is value theory. The first branch that value theory is split up into is ethics which is the branch that studies and evaluates human conduct. The other sub-branch is aesthetics which is the branch that studies the nature of beauty. Then Mr. Schick told us a story of when he was in Chicago which I will cover in the next blog. 

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