| A | B |
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| Philosophy | The study of the nature of wisdom |
| Metaphysics | The study of the nature of reality |
| Epistemology | The study of the nature of knowledge |
| Ethics | The study of the nature of right and wrong human actions |
| Monism | The view that all of reality is one kind of thing |
| Dualism | The view that all of reality is two kinds of things |
| Cosmology | The study of the origin and nature of the universe |
| Materialism | The view that all of reality is matter |
| Idealism | The view that all of reality is non-material |
| Platonic Dualism | The view that all of reality is divided between the human realm and the realm of Forms |
| Christian Dualism | The view that all of reality is divided between the human realm and the realm of God |
| Christian Cosmology | The view of the origin and end of the universe as described in the Bible |
| Big Bang Cosmology | The view that the universe began 15 billion years ago in a single sub-atomic explosion |
| Empiricism | The view that all knowledge comes through the senses |
| Rationalism | The view that the mind can know some truths independently of the senses |
| Skepticism | The view that the mind knows few, if any, truths |
| Moral Absolutism | The view that moral values are unchanging and independent of human opinion |
| Moral Relativism | The view that moral values change and are determined by human opinion |
| Hedonism | The view that physical pleasure is right |
| Asceticism | The view that physical pleasure is wrong |
