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Master all essential topics in Philosophy with Fun and Engaging Quizzes! Dive into the world of Philosophy with our comprehensive quiz app, designed to boost your knowledge, confidence, and skills. Whether you're a student, practitioner, or just exploring the field, this app is your ultimate companion for learning and growth. Topics Covered: Introduction to Philosophy: -Definition, scope and branches of philosophy -Philosophy vs. science vs. religion -Importance of critical thinking Ancient Greek Philosophy: -Pre-Socratic thinkers (Thales, Heraclitus) -Socrates and the Socratic method -Plato’s theory of forms -Aristotle’s logic and ethics Eastern Philosophy: -Confucianism and social harmony -Daoism and the Dao (Way) -Hindu philosophy: Vedanta and Yoga -Buddhism: Four Noble Truths and Nirvana Medieval Philosophy: -Augustine and Christian philosophy -Islamic philosophers (Avicenna, Averroes) -Thomas Aquinas and Scholasticism -Faith vs. reason debates Rationalism and Empiricism: -René Descartes and 'Cogito, ergo sum' -Spinoza and rationalist ethics -John Locke’s empiricism -David Hume and skepticism Enlightenment Philosophy: -Kant’s 'Critique of Pure Reason' -Rousseau and the social contract -Voltaire and freedom of thought -Human rights and political philosophy Existentialism: -Kierkegaard on faith and despair -Nietzsche’s will to power -Sartre: existence precedes essence -Camus and the absurd Ethics and Moral Philosophy: -Utilitarianism (Bentham, Mill) -Deontological ethics (Kant) -Virtue ethics (Aristotle) -Contemporary debates (bioethics, AI ethics) Metaphysics: -Reality and being (ontology) -Free will vs. determinism -Mind-body problem -Time, space, and causality Epistemology: -Nature and limits of knowledge -Rationalism vs. empiricism revisited -Skepticism and relativism -Modern theories of truth Logic and Reasoning: -Deductive vs. inductive reasoning -Fallacies in argumentation -Symbolic and formal logic -Applications in mathematics and science Philosophy of Religion: -Arguments for the existence of God -The problem of evil -Faith and reason -Secularism and atheism Political Philosophy: -Justice and liberty -Marxism and critiques of capitalism -Democracy and governance -Modern political ideologies Philosophy of Mind: -Dualism vs. materialism -Consciousness and qualia -Artificial intelligence and minds -The self and personal identity Contemporary Philosophy: -Postmodernism and deconstruction (Derrida, Foucault) -Feminist philosophy -Environmental philosophy -Global philosophy and intercultural dialogue Who is it for? - Philosophy students preparing for exam. - Professionals brushing up on their knowledge. - Anyone interested in understanding Philosophy. Download now and make learning Philosophy+ enjoyable and effective! Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://forwaelade.web.app/Philosophy/privacy-policy

The philosophy degree you didn't take... in your pocket, in your own time. A four-year course of study in Western philosophy: 104 lessons from the Pre-Socratics to contemporary thought, laid out as four years of numbered courses. The first 10 lessons are free. One optional in-app purchase unlocks the remaining 94. The Curriculum Year 1 - Foundations & Ancient Philosophy (5 courses, 28 lessons) 1.1 Introduction to Philosophy; 1.2 Pre-Socratic Philosophy; 1.3 Socrates and Plato; 1.4 Aristotle; 1.5 Hellenistic & Late Antique Philosophy. Year 2 - Medieval & Early Modern Philosophy (6 courses, 26 lessons) 2.1 Augustine and Patristic Philosophy; 2.2 Islamic and Jewish Philosophy; 2.3 Scholasticism; 2.4 Renaissance and Early Modern; 2.5 Continental Rationalism; 2.6 British Empiricism. Year 3 - Modern Philosophy (5 courses, 21 lessons) 3.1 Kant's Critical Philosophy; 3.2 German Idealism; 3.3 Utilitarianism and Marx; 3.4 Schopenhauer, Kierkegaard, Nietzsche; 3.5 American Pragmatism. Year 4 - Contemporary Philosophy (7 courses, 29 lessons) 4.1 Early Analytic Philosophy; 4.2 Phenomenology and Existentialism; 4.3 Critical Theory and Postmodernism; 4.4 Philosophy of Mind; 4.5 Philosophy of Language; 4.6 Contemporary Ethics and Political Philosophy; 4.7 Philosophy of Science. What Is Included - 104 lessons across 23 courses, with short attributed passages from the primary texts - 48 philosopher profiles, from Thales to Foucault - An 82-term glossary, cross-linked from the lessons - 23 quizzes, 319 questions, each with an explanation of the answer - 16 thought experiments - 10 branches of philosophy, each linking through to the related courses, thinkers and terms - Spaced review: flashcards over the 82 glossary terms, on a schedule that stretches as you get a term right - Full-text search across lessons, courses, philosophers and glossary entries - Bookmarks and private notes - Progress tracked per year and per course - Read-aloud on any lesson, using the on-device system voice - Three home-screen widgets: Quote of the Day, Term of the Day, Philosopher of the Day What It Costs Liminal is free to download. The first 10 lessons are free - all of PHIL 1.1 and the first five lessons of PHIL 1.2 - and so is everything else in the app: all 48 philosopher profiles, the whole glossary, all 23 quizzes, the thought experiments, spaced review, search, notes and the widgets. One optional in-app purchase unlocks the remaining 94 lessons. It is a one-time purchase, not a subscription. It restores on your other devices signed in to the same Apple Account, and it supports Family Sharing. There are no ads and nothing else to buy. Scope This is Western philosophy, from the Pre-Socratics to contemporary thought. Year 2 runs from the Church Fathers to the early moderns and gives Islamic and Jewish philosophy a course of its own: Avicenna, Averroes, Al-Ghazali and Maimonides alongside Augustine and Aquinas. The curriculum does not cover Eastern or Asian traditions. There is no video, no discussion feed and no cloud sync. Your progress lives on the device you read on. Privacy Liminal has no servers of its own. There is no sign-in, no analytics, no advertising identifier and no tracking, and nothing you do is uploaded. Your progress, bookmarks, notes and review schedule are stored in a database on your device. Every lesson, quiz and profile is already installed, so the app reads the same in Airplane Mode; the only network use is Apple's own, when you buy or restore the unlock. Support: https://omardgraz.github.io/Liminal-Support/support.html Privacy policy: https://omardgraz.github.io/Liminal-Support/privacy.html