Major branches of philosophy are epistemology, ethics, logic, and metaphysics. Epistemology studies what knowledge is and how to acquire it. Ethics investigates moral principles and what constitutes right conduct. Logic is the study of correct reasoning and explores how good arguments can be distinguished from bad ones.

The main branches of Philosophy are: Axiology: Study of the nature of value and valuation Metaphysics: Study of the fundamental nature of reality Epistemology: Study of the nature, origin, and limits of human knowledge Ethics Philosophy: Study of what is right and wrong in human behaviour Aesthetics: Study of beauty and taste

For coverage of the particular branches of Western philosophy, see aesthetics; epistemology; ethics; ideology; logic; metaphysics; philosophical anthropology; philosophy of biology; philosophy of education; philosophy of history; philosophy of language; philosophy of law; philosophy of logic; philosophy of mathematics; philosophy of mind ; philosophy of physics; philosophy of religion; philosophy of science.

These are also known as types of Philosophy. Aesthetics Ethics Epistemology Metaphysics Logic Mind and language Philosophy of science