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Philosophy
The study of the truths and principles of being, knowledge, or conduct.
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explanatory scope
Philosophy; General philosophy
Explanatory scope refers to how many things a theory explains. A theory has more explanatory scope than another if it explains more things.
explanatory power
Philosophy; General philosophy
Explanatory power refers to an explanation making the explained data probable.
false dilemma
Philosophy; General philosophy
A false dilemma is the fallacy of presenting two alternatives as if they exhausted all the options when they don’t.
intuition
Philosophy; General philosophy
Intuition refers to what the consciousness immediately apprehends and what is directly present one’s consciousness.
invalid
Philosophy; General philosophy
In logic, an argument being invalid or deductively invalid means it is not valid.
law of parsimony
Philosophy; General philosophy
A principle that says all other relevant factors held constant, the simplest explanation is the best one.
lexical definition
Philosophy; General philosophy
A lexical definition is the “dictionary” definition of a term. Lexical definitions are in contrast to stipulative definitions.
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