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Philosophy
The study of the truths and principles of being, knowledge, or conduct.
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rigid designator
Philosophy; General philosophy
Something that refers to the same thing in all possible worlds and never refers to anything else.
doxastic
Philosophy; General philosophy
Something that relates to beliefs or is a lot like a belief, such as judgment or desire.
final end
Philosophy; General philosophy
Something we psychologically accept to be worthy of desire or valuable for its own sake. For example, money is not a final end, but happiness is often said to be one. If someone ...
basic desire
Philosophy; General philosophy
Something we yearn for or value for its own sake rather than as a means to an end. Pleasure and pain-avoidance are plausibly basic desires. It is possible that we desire food to ...
intrinsic value
Philosophy; General philosophy
Something with value just for existing. We might say happiness is “good for its own sake” to reflect that it is good without merely being useful to help us attain some other goal. ...
factual truth
Philosophy; General philosophy
Statements are factually true when they properly relate to facts or reality. For example, “something exists” is an uncontroversial example of a factually true statement. “Factual ...
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- Aesthetics (78)
- Eastern philosophy (1245)
- Ethics (460)
- General philosophy (17993)
- Logic (397)
- Metaphysics (736)
- Neurophilosophy (11)
- Political philosophy (1587)
- Western philosophy (202)