Philosophical Terms Exercise

Define the following terms in your own words:

metaphysics:
Is a branch of philosophy that focuses its primary studies on the structure and constitution of reality. Metaphysics has been defined throughout history in many ways. It is mainly understood in the categories of what things are or believed to be. The mental and physical as the study of reality, opposed to appearance. Theories and principles alike have defined this term with much emphasis on existence, reality, and life.

epistemology:
Epistemology focuses on the origin, nature, and limits of human knowledge. For example, questions related to whether knowledge of any kind is possible, and what kind, if so. Do we have knowledge at birth? And what sort is present during this time. Do we inherent knowledge through mental states or properties in our lives? These questions offer avenues that are still under much scrutiny by many philosophers. Knowledge and existence offer minimum answers, but there are justifications for how we acknowledge its nature around us.

ontology:
This is described as the study of being in general, or what applies neutrally to everything that is real. Many questions surrounding ontology deal with concerns around what type of entities exist, or for that matter, what can be said to exist? Are there similarities and differences to existence? Ontology has been a major branch of metaphysics and still continues to be very important in its philosophical approach to reality.

axiology:
The philosophical theory of value. The studies of value, and goodness to its highest level. The question of value for one’s own sake or which is considered valuable to something else. Through the history of axiology, different groups have settled with their theories of what is subjected as being considered valuable. Some theories suggest it is only valuable, if it is