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The study of the truths and principles of being, knowledge, or conduct.
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ad hoc
Philosophy; General philosophy
A Latin phrase that literally means “for this.” It refers to solutions that are non-generalizable and only used for one situation. For example, ad hoc hypotheses are designed to ...
ad hominem
Philosophy; General philosophy
A Latin phrase that literally means “to the person.” It refers to insults, and usually to fallacious forms of reasoning that make use of insults or disparaging remarks. For ...
principle
Philosophy; General philosophy
A law, rule, or brute fact. For example, the law of non-contradiction is a plausible example.
master morality
Philosophy; General philosophy
A life-affirming type of moral system primarily focused on goodness, which is primarily understood as superiority, excellence, greatness, strength, and power. Good or superior ...
entailment
Philosophy; General philosophy
A logical implication that is properly relevant or connected. For example, “If all dogs are mammals, then Socrates is a man” is true, according to classical logic, but it is ...
relevance logic
Philosophy; General philosophy
A logical system that requires more than the simple truth table for conditional statements. According to classical logic, “If all dogs are mammals, then gold is a metal” is true. ...
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