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knowledge and opinion and between truth and falsity" (What is Philosophy, 2005). "Lockes An Essay Concerning Human Understanding, published in 1690, established the groundwork for empiricism as it
is generally understood today" (Soccio, 2003, p. 297). Empiricism (the mind gains knowledge only through the senses); Rationalism (the mind can gain knowledge independent of the senses);
and Skepticism (little can be known for certain). Aristotle (384-322 B.C.) Plato (427-347 B.C.) Spinoza (1632-1677) Locke (1632-1704) George Berkeley (1685-1753) David Hume (1711-1776) Immanuel Kant (1724-1804) The philosophical
premise of skepticism can negate either empiricism or rationalism as methods for obtaining knowledge. If nothing can be truly known for certain, epistemology as an entire philosophical movement that
is suspect. Metaphysics Metaphysics, a term that literarily means "after or beyond physics," is used to refer to philosophical thinking that references the supernatural and/or the mysterious (Valesquez,
2002, p. 175). Albert Einsteins Theory of Relativity is considered by many to be grounded in metaphysics, but has been adopted into physics because
of its significance. Monism (only one reality) and Dualism (a reality divided between God and the physical universe) Thales (c. 600 BCE) Pythagoras (c. 550
BCE) Heraclitus (c. 500 BCE) George Berkeley (1685-1753) Thomas Hobbes (1588-1679) were all monists (Soccio 288). Plato (427-348 BCE), Thomas Aquinas (1225-1274) and Rene Descartes (1596-1650)
were principle dualists. Descartes dualism, in which the philosopher concludes that minds and bodies are essential independent of each other, negates the commonly accepted view that humanity is the unification
of the mind and body (Soccio, 2003, p. 289). Moral Philosophy Moral philosophy is essentially the study of the nature of right and wrong as it
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