Subject
Philosophy examines the concepts every other field quietly depends on: what exists, what can be known, what makes an argument sound, and what makes an action right. In Mettica, philosophical questions are mapped as structures of claims, distinctions, and objections rather than lists of famous names.
Structured lessons for philosophy are being designed. The disciplines and connections below show how this subject will be organized.
Disciplines
5 disciplines. Each is listed under one subject for browsing, and many connect to others.
What exists, what can be known, and how minds, language, and belief fit into the world.
Metaphysics · Epistemology · Philosophy of mind · Philosophy of language …
Related: Natural Sciences · Social Sciences · Humanities & Arts
What is good, right, just, and beautiful, and how those judgments apply in practice.
Ethics · Applied ethics · Aesthetics · Social & political philosophy …
Related: Social Sciences · Humanities & Arts · Applied Sciences
How science explains, confirms, and changes, and what its theories say about reality.
General philosophy of science · Philosophy of physics · Philosophy of biology · Philosophy of social science …
Related: Natural Sciences · Social Sciences
How to evaluate reasoning in ordinary language, and what logic and mathematics are.
Informal logic & critical thinking · Argumentation theory · Philosophy of logic · Philosophy of mathematics
Related: Formal Sciences
How philosophical ideas developed across periods and the world’s traditions.
Ancient philosophy · Medieval & renaissance philosophy · Early modern philosophy · Nineteenth-century philosophy …
Related: Humanities & Arts
Connections
These concepts pass through philosophy and continue into other fields.
Invariance under transformation: formalized as a group, tied to conservation laws, used in structural design and artistic composition, and debated as a question about sameness.
What it means for one thing to bring about another: analyzed by philosophers, formalized in causal models, tested in experiments, and inferred from social data.
Abrupt structural change: in political orders, in frameworks of thought, and in artistic movements.
The unbounded: made rigorous in set theory, argued over in metaphysics, and evoked in art.
Depth
Lessons in this domain will follow Mettica’s depth model, from first orientation to research-level questions.
Level 1
Orient the learner before requiring specialized vocabulary.
Level 2
Make distinctions and relationships explicit.
Level 3
Introduce the technical representation appropriate to the field.
Level 4
Expose complexity rather than conceal it.
