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Philosophy

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

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mind dependent
Philosophy; General philosophy

Something that can only exist if a mind exists (or if psychological phenomena exists). For example, money wouldn't exist if no psychological phenomena exists.

univocal
Philosophy; General philosophy

Something that completely lacks ambiguity and only has one possible meaning. “Univocal” is often contrasted with “equivocal.”

counterintuitive
Philosophy; General philosophy

Something that conflicts with what we think we know for some reason. For example, it would be counterintuitive to find out that other people don't have mental activity. What we ...

inherent value
Philosophy; General philosophy

Something that could help cause intrinsically good states to exist, but does not necessarily cause anything intrinsically good to exist. For example, a beautiful painting might ...

impermissible
Philosophy; General philosophy

Something that falls too short of certain relevant standards. Impermissible beliefs are incompatible with rationality or normative epistemic requirements; and impermissible ...

conditional
Philosophy; General philosophy

Something that happens or could happen depending on other facts.

necessary condition
Philosophy; General philosophy

Something that must be true for something else to be true is a necessary condition. For example, a necessary condition of being a dog is being a mammal. Necessary conditions are ...

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