Matrix Field      Definition                                                                           Historical Developments  Schools Of Thought    Key Contributors                         Principal Issues                                                                                                               Ancient                  Deontological                                                                                 Moral      It is “the study of the psychological aspects of morality” (Tiberius, 2014, p. 13).  Medieval, Modern         Utilitarian           Socrates, Immanuel Kant, Jeremy Bentham  Right/wrong conduct                                                                                                            Contemporary                                                                                                                                                                                                           Ancient                  Confucianism                                                   Individualism                  Social     It studies “existing social arrangements” (Randall, 2013, p. 120).                   Medieval, Modern         Social Contract       Confucius, Thomas Hobbes, John Locke,    Ideologies, Rights, Authority                                                                                                  Contemporary                                                                                                                                                                                                           Ancient                  Utilitarian                                                                                   Political  It studies “what the modern state does” (Beiner, 2014, p. 2).                        Medieval, Modern         Social contract       Aristotle, Confucius, Adam Smith         Law, Rights, Justice, Property                                                                                                 Contemporary             The Frankfurt School                                                                           It is necessary to note that the three branches of philosophy mentioned above often address similar issues but focus on different aspects of people’s lives. Importantly, philosophers as well as entire philosophical schools tried to explain major concepts and trends that are apparent in major spheres of people’s lives. It is possible to start with moral philosophy. There have been a number of schools but deontological and utilitarian can be regarded as some of the most influential. Tiberius (2014) notes that this branch of philosophy is aimed at explaining people’s behavior and motifs as well as development of tools to shape behavioral patterns. Immanuel Kant is an influential representative of the Deontological approach that is based on the acts (their rightfulness and compliance with accepted norms). Jeremy Bentham is an influential proponent of Utilitarianism that focuses on the consequences of the action and the need to achieve greater good for the largest number of people. Notably, contemporary moral philosophy is a blend of all schools and philosophers now focus on relativi