Phil or Sophie? In philosophy, there are three main worldviews: Scientific Materialism, Spiritualism and Idealism/Realism/Rationalism. Scientific materialism is holds much in what we observe. What we hear, see, feel, taste, and smell, is what’s real. It is totally physical. Spiritualism is the opposite of scientific materialism; it says that the physical is not always real and that there is a higher reality that transcends the physical. Idealism/Realism/Rationalism is a broad …showed first 75 words of 709 total…

…showed last 75 words of 709 total…classification system is based on many of Aristotle’s forms. Two other philosophers who were closely related were Thomas Aquinas and Saint Augustine. Augustine was obviously very religious and many of his philosophical ideas were based on the bible. Thomas Aquinas was anti-theology and believed in natural law. Philosophy is simply the way you think about things and adapt them to every day life. It is the aspect which you use to see the world.