Philosophy

Philosophy

The study of the truths and principles of being, knowledge, or conduct.

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norm

Philosophy; General philosophy

A principle, imperative, standard, or prescription concerning preferable or required behavior.

Euthyphro dilemma

Philosophy; General philosophy

A problem concerning whether something is determined by the interest of one or more gods or whether the interest of one or more gods is based on rational criteria. The Euthyphro ...

dialectic

Philosophy; General philosophy

A process involving continual opposition and improvement. For example, Socratic dialectic occurs during a debate when hypotheses are presented, proven to be inadequate, then new ...

debate

Philosophy; General philosophy

A prolonged discussion concerning a disagreement that is characterized by two or more opposing sides that (a) try to give reasons to believe a conclusion, (b) try to explain why ...

well-formed formula

Philosophy; General philosophy

A properly-stated proposition of formal logic. For example, “a or b” is a wellformed formula, but “a b or” is not. (“a or b” could stand for any either-or statement, such as ...