The Magic of Rhetoric

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Philosophy?

Philosophy: The study of proper behavior, and the search for wisdom . . .
Eternal Truth?

3 Types of Philosophy

Metaphysics: Nature of Reality
Epistemology: Theory of Knowledge
Axiology: Theory of Knowledge

Metaphysics

• Theology: nature of God/religious belief
• Ontology: nature of being/reality
• Cosmology: origin of the universe
• Philosophy of Self: individualism/identity
• Eschatology: Life after death/soul

Axiology: Values & What's Valuable

• Logic: What is reasonable?
• Ethics: What is right?
• Aesthetics: What is good/beautiful?

Epistemology: How we know

• Origin of knowledge
• Types of knowledge
• Method of knowledge
• Validity of knowledge
• Source of knowledge

What do you know?

Philosophers Who Changed the World

• Socrates, Plato, Aristotle
• Religious Leaders
• Scientists: Copernicus, Galileo, Newton, Einstein etc.
• Activists: Abolitionists, Civil Rights, Human Rights, Environmentalists
• Artists: Composers, Creators, Inventors
• Explorers, Thinkers, Helpers, Renegades

Rhetoric

The Magic of Rhetoric

On Rhetoric

• Maxim: a short, pithy statement expressing a general truth or rule of conduct.
• Axiom: a statement or proposition which is regarded as being established, accepted, or self-evidently true.
• Proverb: a short pithy saying in general use, stating a general truth or piece of advice.

MEMES

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