Theoretical philosophy

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The modern division of philosophy into theoretical philosophy and practical philosophy^[1]^[2] has its origin in Aristotle's categories of natural philosophy and moral philosophy.^[3] The one has theory for its object, and the other practice.^[1]

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In Denmark,^[4] Finland,^[5] Germany,^[6] the Netherlands,^[7] Sweden,^[8] and the United States,^[9] courses in theoretical and practical philosophy are taught separately, and are separate degrees. Other countries may use a similar scheme—some Scottish universities, for example, divide philosophy into logic, metaphysics, and ethics—but in most universities around the world philosophy is taught as a single subject. There is also a unified philosophy subject in some Swedish universities, such as Södertörns Högskola.

Theoretical philosophy is sometimes confused with analytic philosophy, but the latter is a philosophical movement, embracing certain ideas and methods but dealing with all philosophical subject matters, while the former is a way of sorting philosophical questions into two different categories in the context of a curriculum.

Subjects of theoretical philosophy

References

^ ^a ^b Immanuel Kant, Lectures on Ethics, Cambridge University Press, 2001, p. 41 ("On Universal Practical Philosophy"). Original text: Immanuel Kant, Kant’s Gesammelte Schriften, Band XXVII – Moralphilosophie, 1. Hälfte, 1974, p. 243.
^ Albert Schwegler, A History of Philosophy in Epitome, D. Appleton, 1877, p. 312.
^ Aristotle, Metaphysics, Book 1.
^ Solvang, Lin (3 June 2015). "Theoretical Philosophy". mcc.ku.dk. Retrieved 31 January 2017.
^ "Theoretical Philosophy - University of Helsinki". www.helsinki.fi. Retrieved 30 January 2017.
^ "Theoretical Philosophy | Philosophisches Seminar - English". www.blogs.uni-mainz.de (in German). Retrieved 31 January 2017.
^ "Theoretical Philosophy". Universiteit Utrecht. 5 December 2014. Retrieved 31 January 2017.
^ "Theoretical Philosophy | Department of Philosophy, Lund University". www.fil.lu.se. Retrieved 30 January 2017.
^ "Theoretical Philosophy | Philosophy". uwm.edu. Retrieved 31 January 2017.

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