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The study of the truths and principles of being, knowledge, or conduct.
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conceptual analysis
Philosophy; General philosophy
A systematic study of concepts that attempt to help improve our understanding of them (perhaps to help us avoid confusion during debates). Conceptual analysis involves giving ...
conceptual framework
Philosophy; General philosophy
A systematic understanding of a field (such as morality) and all related 11 concepts (such as moral duties, values, and virtues) that might not accurately represent reality, but ...
grue
Philosophy; General philosophy
A theoretical color that currently looks green, but will look blue at some later point in time. Grue is used to illustrate a problem of induction—how do we know emeralds will be ...
simplicity
Philosophy; General philosophy
A theoretical virtue that requires theories not to be unnecessarily complicated and not to multiply entities beyond necessity.
identity theory
Philosophy; General philosophy
A theory or hypothesis that states that two things are identical. For example, some people think that the psychological states are identical to certain brain states and scientists ...
social contract theory
Philosophy; General philosophy
A theory that explains the legitimacy of laws or ethical principles in terms of a “social contract.”
intuition pump
Philosophy; General philosophy
A thought experiment designed to make a certain belief seem more intuitive. For example, Hilary Putnam's Twin Earth thought experiment asks us to imagine that there's another ...
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