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The study of the truths and principles of being, knowledge, or conduct.
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proposition
Philosophy; General philosophy
A truth claim or the conceptual meaning behind an assertion. The statement, “Socrates is a man and he is mortal” contains two propositions: (a) Socrates is a man and (b) Socrates ...
universal truth
Philosophy; General philosophy
A truth that always applies, such as the truth of the law of non-contradiction.
quoting out of context
Philosophy; General philosophy
A type of “one-sidedness” fallacy where someone uses a quotation to support a belief when the quote put into the proper context wouldn't support that belief after all. For ...
virtue reliabilism
Philosophy; General philosophy
A type of “virtue epistemology” that views “intellectual virtues” in terms of faculties; such as perception, intuition, and memory.
virtue responsibilism
Philosophy; General philosophy
A type of “virtue epistemology” that views “intellectual virtues” in terms of traits, such as open-mindedness, skepticism, humility, and conscientiousness.
slave morality
Philosophy; General philosophy
A type of morality that is life-denying and views the world primarily in terms of evil. Slave morality tends to define “goodness” in terms of not being evil (i.e. not harming ...
extrinsic value
Philosophy; General philosophy
A type of value other than “intrinsic value.” For example, “instrumental values” and “inherent value” are types of extrinsic values. Sometimes we say that an action is ...
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