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Practical philosophy is a branch of philosophy concerned with subjects that have applications in life, including ethics, aesthetics, decision theory, political philosophy, and philosophical counseling. It also refers to the use of philosophy and philosophical techniques in everyday life through reflective practice, personal philosophical thinking, and formal counseling.
Core subjects in practical philosophy include ethics, aesthetics, decision theory, political philosophy, and philosophical counseling. Philosophical counseling contexts extend this to philosophy of education, law, religion, history, social science, value theory, and university education.
The modern division of philosophy into theoretical and practical branches originates with Aristotle's categories of natural philosophy and moral philosophy. Aristotle placed theory as the object of one and practice as the object of the other.
Philosophical counseling is both a formal academic subject within practical philosophy and a practice that applies philosophical methods in everyday life. Its subject areas include philosophy of education, law, religion, history, social science, value theory, and reflective practice.
In Sweden and Finland, theoretical and practical philosophy are taught as separate courses and award separate degrees. Most universities around the world treat philosophy as a single unified subject rather than maintaining this distinction.
Södertörns Högskola in Sweden offers a unified philosophy subject rather than teaching theoretical and practical philosophy as separate degrees. This aligns it with the single-subject approach used by most universities worldwide, differing from the divided system common elsewhere in Sweden and Finland.