Epistemology mind maps
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This GoConqr page gathers epistemology mind maps on knowledge, perception, reason and experience. University students and professional candidates, school students and teachers can use them to explore and connect ideas across university and secondary levels. There are over 360 mind maps from more than 280 users. Choose a map to start exploring.
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- Definition of Knowledge and the Gettier Problem28
- Types of Knowledge22
- Sources of Knowledge17
- Rationalism and Empiricism92
- Descartes and the Method of Doubt18
- Epistemic Justification8
- Skepticism11
- Theories of Perception: Direct and Indirect Realism38
- Idealism and Anti-Realism9
- Theories of Truth8
- Philosophy of Science and the Problem of Induction15
- Value of Knowledge5
Mind maps
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146 nodesPhilosophy AS - epistemology 1. Perception
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47 nodesEpistemology Plato · Descartes · Nozick · Russell · Locke · Berkeley
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31 nodesConcept Empiricism The view that all of ... · Arguments FOR Empiricism · Arguments AGAINST Emp...
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35 nodes“The knower’s perspective is essential in the pursuit of knowledge.” To what extent do you agree with this statement? Natural Sciences · Religious knowledge s... · Indigenous knowledge ... · Possible counter argu... · Why interested? · Possible knowledge an...
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139 nodesPhilosophy Epistemology · Philosophy of Religion
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41 nodesTabula Rasa Locke · Hume · Strengths · Weaknessess · Logical Positivism - ... · Plato - knowledge is ...
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34 nodesRationalism rationalists can defi... · Experience as a trigger · Innate knowledge of l... · Plato thought our inn... · Mathematical knowledg... · Ayers verification pr...
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19 nodesIdealism The view that what is... · CRIT(Continued Existe... · CRIT(Regularity of th... · CRIT(Confusion of Ide...
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19 nodesDirect/Naive Realism The common sense view... · Prmary/Secondary Qual...
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39 nodes"It is only knowledge produced with difficulty that we truly value". To what extent do you agree? KQ:To what extent doe... · Assumptions and problems · I or society: who jud...
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28 nodesCogito ergo sum - Rene Descartes (1596 - 1650) What do you know abou... · Rene Descartes (1596-... · Tried to answer the q... · Francis Bacon (Englis... · All information gaine...
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14 nodesBerkeley's idealism Nothing exists that i... · argues that what are ... · Issues · Master argument
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19 nodesAS Philosophy - Hume's Fork MATTERS OF FACT · RELATIONS OF IDEAS
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19 nodesPerception: AQA Philosophy REALISM - What we per... · IDEALISM - What we pe...
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8 nodesAnalysis of Knowledge JTB: knowledge is jus...
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6 nodesRATIONALISM Plato
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423 nodesEpistemology What is knowledge · Concepts · Knowledge · Perception
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251 nodesIntroduction to Philosophy Optical ilusions · Truth · Thomas Nagel: What do...
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146 nodesPhilosophy AS - epistemology 1. Perception
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58 nodesPerception as a source of knowledge Direct Realism - we p... · Indirect Realism · Berkeley's Idealism -...
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7 nodesThe analysis of causation in terms of constant conjunction - the role of custom and repetition. P1 NEGATIVE ACCOUNT: Con... · Matters of Fact depen... · Causal Relations Not ... · All causes are entire...
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71 nodesThe origin of concepts and the nature of knowledge - Empiricism Analytic vs Synthetic · Concept Empiricism · Foundationalism · Evaluation/Discussion...
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57 nodesHume Causal Inference · Copy Principle · 4 mutually inconsiste...
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37 nodesAyer's Verificationism Verifyability in prin... · Practical verification · Strong verification · Weak Verification · Language is only mean... · Ayer's Second Edition
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20 nodesThe Definition of Knowledge Intro · Gettier cases against... · Infallibalism · NFL · Reliabilism · Virtue Epistemology
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423 nodesEpistemology What is knowledge · Concepts · Knowledge · Perception
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124 nodesPhilosophy AS - epistemology Whereas a primary qua... · Primary qualities are...
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71 nodesReason as a source of knowledge Innatism · Empiricism - Locke · Empiricism - Hume · Intuition and deducti... · Critiques of Empiricism
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75 nodes'Reason' as a source of knowledge Innatism · The intuition and ded...
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57 nodesargument God is nature · Our perception of the... · Spinoza: free will an... · - · says our essential na...
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88 nodesPerception of Reality Direct (naive) Realism · Indirect (Representat... · Idealism
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56 nodesKnowledge empiricism Definitons · a priori/a posteriori... · Empiricism vs rationa... · Hume · Arguments against · Descartes meditations 1
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98 nodesWhat is human knowledge? General Epistemology · Phenomenology · Hermeneutics · Connections
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47 nodesEpistemology Plato · Descartes · Nozick · Russell · Locke · Berkeley
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55 nodesAS philosophy indirect and direct arguments: epistimology The Time-lag argument... · The argument for hall... · The argument for illu... · The argument for perc...
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43 nodesWhy does Berkeley reject abstract ideas? is is persuasive Locke · Berkeley · Berkley
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108 nodesEpistemology Objective · Subjective · Feminism · Pragmatism · Episteme = “knowledge... · The study and theory ...
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26 nodes3_“In gaining knowledge, each area of knowledge uses a network of ways of knowing.” Discuss this statement with reference to two areas of knowledge Thesis · Central knowledge que... · Reasons i'm intereste... · Areas of knowledge · Possible counter argu...
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46 nodesReason and Experience Tabula Rasa · Innate Ideas · Conceptual Schemes
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39 nodesEPISTEMOLOGY The theory of knowled... · REALISM · DESCARTES · SPINOZA · LEIBNIZ · HUME
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About epistemology mind maps
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The maps on this page follow ideas through branches and connections. Rationalism looks at innate ideas and the role of experience as a trigger. Concept Empiricism focuses on concepts and sense experience, while Idealism considers the relationship between reality and the mind.
Start with Rationalism if you want to explore one approach in detail. Then look at Concept Empiricism to compare how the maps present the origins of ideas. For a different question, Perception: AQA Philosophy introduces direct realism and includes points about that view.
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Follow a branch, then explain its connection to the central idea in your own words. Compare branches across maps when you want to see how different approaches are presented. The listing also includes a map built around a question about the knower's perspective and the pursuit of knowledge.
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Frequently asked questions
Which mind map could I start with?
Rationalism is a useful starting point if you want to focus on innate ideas and the role of experience as a trigger. Its branches give you a way into one approach before you compare it with the ideas presented in Concept Empiricism.
Do the maps include material for A-level Philosophy and IB?
Yes. The listed resources mention A-level Philosophy and IB, alongside material suited to university students and professional candidates. Perception: AQA Philosophy is one map on the page; there is also a map organized around a question about the knower's perspective and the pursuit of knowledge.
Are the mind maps free to use?
Yes. Every resource listed here is free to open and study without an account. A free account also lets you save quiz scores and make your own quizzes, mind maps, flashcards and notes. The listed maps were made by GoConqr users.