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Philosophy
The study of the truths and principles of being, knowledge, or conduct.
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positive argument
Philosophy; General philosophy
A series of statements meant to support a conclusion rather than oppose a belief or argument. For example, “We should care about others because they can be happy or suffer” is a ...
signifier
Philosophy; General philosophy
A sign that conveys meaning. For example the word 'red' is a signifier for a color. Signifiers are contrasted with the “signified.”
weakness of will
Philosophy; General philosophy
A situation of doing what one knows or believes to be morally wrong (i.e. the wrong thing to do, all things considered). For example, a person might think that stealing one ...
Regress
Philosophy; General philosophy
A solution that has the same problem it's supposed to solve. For example, we might assume that everything needs to be created, and conclude that God created the universe; but our ...
locutionary act
Philosophy; General philosophy
A speech act with a surface meaning based on the semantics or language the act is expressed in.
perlocutionary act
Philosophy; General philosophy
A speech act with an intended consequence or function. For example, the prelocutionary act of asking for salt at a dinner table is to get someone to pass some salt.
criteria
Philosophy; General philosophy
A standard used for making distinctions. For example, empiricists think the only relevant criteria that determines if something is a good justification is that it's based ...
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