DF2014:Topic/table/philosophy

Topic	Description	Wikipedia link	Subdivision	Skills used in research
Nature of beauty	Discourse on the nature of beauty	Beauty (ancient thought)	Aesthetics	Critical thinker
Value of art	Discourse on the value of art	Aesthetics	Aesthetics	Critical thinker
Belief	Discourse on the nature of belief	Epistemology § Belief	Epistemology	Critical thinker
Justification	Discourse on the nature of justification	Epistemology § Justification	Epistemology	Critical thinker
Perception	Discourse on the nature of perception	Philosophy of perception	Epistemology	Critical thinker
Truth	Discourse on the nature of truth	Epistemology § Truth	Epistemology	Critical thinker
Individual value	Discourse on the meaning of individual happiness	Value (ethics) § Personal values	Ethics	Critical thinker
State consequentialism	Discourse on ethics as applied to the benefit of the state	State consequentialism	Ethics	Critical thinker
Interpersonal conduct	Discourse on ethics as applied to interpersonal conduct	Value (ethics) § Cultural values	Ethics (applied)	Critical thinker
Medical	Discourse on medical ethics	Medical ethics	Ethics (applied)	Critical thinker
Military	Discourse on ethics as applied to war	Ethics § Military ethics	Ethics (applied)	Critical thinker
Analogical inference	Analogical inference	Argument from analogy	Logic	Logician
Deductive reasoning	Deductive reasoning	Deductive reasoning	Logic	Logician
Dialectic reasoning	Dialectic reasoning. Books on this topic will instead talk about using the dialogue, as this opens up the dialogue literary form.	Dialectic	Logic	Logician
Direct inference	Direct inference	Statistical syllogism	Logic	Logician
Formal reasoning	Formal reasoning	Reason	Logic	Logician
Hypothetical syllogisms	Hypothetical syllogisms	Hypothetical syllogism	Logic	Logician
Inductive reasoning	Inductive reasoning	Inductive reasoning	Logic	Logician
Propositional logic		Propositional calculus	Logic
Syllogistic logic	Syllogistic logic	Syllogism	Logic	Logician
Causation	The nature of causation	Causality	Metaphysics	Critical thinker
Events	Discourse on the nature of events	Event (philosophy)	Metaphysics	Critical thinker
Existence	The nature of existence.	Existence	Metaphysics	Critical thinker
Mind body	Discourse on the nature of mind and body	Mind–body problem	Metaphysics	Critical thinker
Objects and properties	The relationship between objects and their properties	Essence	Metaphysics	Critical thinker
Processes	The nature of processes	Process philosophy	Metaphysics	Critical thinker
Time	Discourse on the nature of time	Time	Metaphysics	Critical thinker
Wholes and parts	The relationship between wholes and parts	Mereology	Metaphysics	Critical thinker
Education	Education, its forms and recommendations	Education	Specialized	Critical thinker
Law	Discourse on law	Law	Specialized	Critical thinker
Dictionary	Dictionaries	Dictionary	Specialized (language)	Critical thinker
Etymology	The notion of etymology	Etymology	Specialized (language)	Critical thinker
Grammar	Grammar	Grammar	Specialized (language)	Critical thinker
Diplomacy	Discourse on diplomacy	Diplomacy	Specialized (politics)	Critical thinker
Economic policy	Discourse on economic policy	Economic policy	Specialized (politics)	Critical thinker
Government forms	Discourse on government	Government	Specialized (politics)	Critical thinker
Social welfare	Discourse on social welfare	Welfare	Specialized (politics)	Critical thinker
Value agendas	The philosopher will choose a belief that they have and write about the "worthlessness/nuances/value of (belief)". Reading these books will result in a dwarf's (or adventurer's) values changing. [1] [2]	Propaganda	n/a