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Classification Structure - Division 440000 - Philosophy and Religion

	Discipline	Subject	Description
	440100		Philosophy
		440101	Aesthetics
		440102	Epistemology
		440103	Ethical Theory
		440104	Applied Ethics (incl. Bioethics and Environmental Ethics)
		440105	History of Philosophy and History of Ideas
		440106	Logic
		440107	Metaphysics
		440108	Philosophy of Language
		440109	Philosophy of Mind (excl. Cognition)
		440110	Social Philosophy
		440111	Phenomenology
		440112	Hermeneutic Theory
		440113	Comparative Philosophy
		440114	Philosophy of Action
		440115	Philosophy of Specific Cultures (e.g. Ancient Greek, Chinese)
		440199	Philosophy not elsewhere classified
	440200		Religion and Religious Traditions
		440201	Hindu Studies
		440202	Buddhist Studies
		440203	Jewish Studies
		440204	Christian Theology (incl. Biblical Studies and Church History)
		440205	Islamic Studies
		440206	Studies in Other Religious Traditions
		440207	Religion and Society
		440208	Psychology of Religion
		440209	Philosophy of Religion
		440299	Religion and Religious Traditions not elsewhere classified
	449900		Other Philosophy and Religion
		449999	Other Philosophy and Religion

Definitions

Division 440000 covers Philosophy and Religion. This division has three disciplines:

440100 - Philosophy
440200 - Religion and Religious Traditions
449900 - Other Philosophy and Religion

Discipline 440100 - Philosophy

This discipline covers philosophy. This discipline has sixteen subjects:

440101 - Aesthetics
440102 - Epistemology
440103 - Ethical Theory
440104 - Applied Ethics (incl. Bioethics and Environmental Ethics)
440105 - History of Philosophy and History of Ideas
440106 - Logic
440107 - Metaphysics
440108 - Philosophy of Language
440109 - Philosophy of Mind (excl. Cognition)
440110 - Social Philosophy
440111 - Phenomenology
440112 - Hermeneutic Theory
440113 - Comparative Philosophy
440114 - Philosophy of Action
440115 - Philosophy of Specific Cultures (e.g. Ancient Greek, Chinese)
440199 - Philosophy not elsewhere classified

Exclusions:


(a) Mathematical logic is included in Discipline 230100 Mathematics;

(b) human bioethics is included in Discipline 321200 Public Health and Health Services;

(c) political philosophy is included in Discipline 360100 Political Science;

(d) the philosophy of cognition is included in Discipline 380300 Cognitive Science;

(e) the philosophy of science and medicine is included in Discipline 390600 History and Philosophy of Science and Medicine;

(f) the philosophy of law and justice is included in Discipline 399900 Other Law, Justice and Law Enforcement; and

(g) the philosophy of religion is included in Discipline 440200 Religion and Religious Traditions.

Discipline 440200 - Religion and Religious Traditions

This discipline covers the study of religion. It includes theology, comparative religion and the philosophy of religion. This discipline has ten subjects:

440201 - Hindu Studies
440202 - Buddhist Studies
440203 - Jewish Studies
440204 - Christian Theology (incl. Biblical Studies and Church History)
440205 - Islamic Studies
440206 - Studies in Other Religious Traditions
440207 - Religion and Society
440208 - Psychology of Religion
440209 - Philosophy of Religion
440299 - Religion and Religious Traditions not elsewhere classified

Exclusions:


(a) Language studies are included in Discipline 420100 Language Studies; and

(b) folklore, myth and mythologies are included in Discipline 420200 Literature Studies.

Discipline 449900 - Other Philosophy and Religion

This discipline covers philosophy and religion not elsewhere classified. It has the one subject

449999 - Other Philosophy and Religion.