Epicureans	Classical	Classical Christian	Esoteric/Gnostic
Ontology	Ontology	Ontology	Ontology
Epistemology	Epistemology	Epistemology	Epistemology
Anthropology— Empirical and philosophical	Anthropology— Empirical and philosophical	Anthropology— Empirical and philosophical	Anthropology— Empirical and philosophical

Key terms:

Ontology—nature, natural order, supernatural, god(s), reality

Epistemology—reason, rational, abstract ideas, sensation, perception, faith, revelation

Anthropology—human nature, the nature of man, distinctive human characteristics or faculties, natural human condition