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Philosophy
The study of the truths and principles of being, knowledge, or conduct.
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wisdom
Philosophy; General philosophy
The ability to have good judgment. Wisdom is sometimes used refer to a person's level of virtue and/or theoretical knowledge.
falsifiability
Philosophy; General philosophy
The ability to reject a theory or hypothesis based on some objective criteria. For example, Newton's theory of physics was rejected on the basis of having more anomalies than an ...
illocutionary act
Philosophy; General philosophy
The act of communication with some intention. For example, to get people to do something, to persuade, to educate, or to make a promise.
theoretical wisdom
Philosophy; General philosophy
The attainment of knowledge concerning the nature of reality and logic. Aristotle contrasts “theoretical wisdom” with “practical wisdom.”
auxiliary hypothesis
Philosophy; General philosophy
The background assumptions we have during observation and experimentation. It is difficult to know when a scientific theory or hypothesis should be rejected by conflicting ...
process theism
Philosophy; General philosophy
The belief that God evolves as part of a process into a more perfect being.
self-serving bias
Philosophy; General philosophy
The bias defined by people's tendency to attribute their successes to positive characteristics they possess, and their tendency to attribute their failures to external factors ...
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