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The study of the truths and principles of being, knowledge, or conduct.
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material equivalence
Philosophy; General philosophy
A proposition that states that one thing is true if and only if something else is true. Either both propositions are true or both are false. The logical form of a material ...
material conditional
Philosophy; General philosophy
A proposition that states that one thing is true if something else is true. It has the logical form “If a, then b.”
epistemic state
Philosophy; General philosophy
A psychological state related to epistemology, such as belief, degrees of psychological certainty, perception, or experience.
cognitive bias
Philosophy; General philosophy
A psychological trait that leads to errors in reasoning. For example, the “confirmation bias.”
metaphysical possibility
Philosophy; General philosophy
A range of modal categories concerning reality as it exists assuming that the laws of nature could have been different. The range includes metaphysical contingence, possibility ...
person
Philosophy; General philosophy
A rational being similar in key ways to being a human being. For example, Spock from Star Trek was a person. Some philosophers argue that dolphins and great apes are also persons.
obligation
Philosophy; General philosophy
A requirement of rationality, ethics, or some other normative domain. For example, a plausible example is that we are obligated not to kill other people just because they make us ...
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