Metaphysics
Metaphysics is: the study of the nature of reality. (The study of
how things really are)
Some metaphysical questions:
-
Do tables and chairs exist?
-
Does god exist? If so, what is he/she/it really like?
-
What is the nature of the self?
-
Do we have free will?
Epistemology
The study of the nature of knowledge.
Some epistemological questions:
-
What is knowledge?
-
Does anyone know anything at all?
-
Can we know anything about god?