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Philosophy
The study of the truths and principles of being, knowledge, or conduct.
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possible world
Philosophy; General philosophy
A possible world is a complete description of the way reality is or could have been like.
principle of charity
Philosophy; General philosophy
The principle of charity is the principle of understanding a view (e.g. someone’s position) in its most reasonable and persuasive form before evaluating it.
a fortiori
Philosophy; General philosophy
With (even) more reason or greater force. “If this billionaire cannot afford it, then a fortiori poor Bill cannot afford it.”
analytic statement
Philosophy; General philosophy
An analytic statement is a statement that is true by virtue of what it means such that a self-contradiction is present in the meaning of its denial.
basic belief
Philosophy; General philosophy
One having a basic belief means she believes it but not on the evidence of other beliefs.
brute fact
Philosophy; General philosophy
A fact that has no further explanation for why it is true.
contingent
Philosophy; General philosophy
A thing is contingent if it could exist and it could have failed to exist.
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- Aesthetics (78)
- Eastern philosophy (1245)
- Ethics (460)
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- Logic (397)
- Metaphysics (736)
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- Political philosophy (1587)
- Western philosophy (202)