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Philosophy
The study of the truths and principles of being, knowledge, or conduct.
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obligatory
Philosophy; General philosophy
Beliefs that are rationally required, actions that are morally required, or a requirement of some other normative domain. “Obligatory” requirements are often contrasted with the ...
essential characteristic
Philosophy; General philosophy
Characteristics that are necessary to be what one is. For example, Aristotle argues that essential characteristic of Socrates is that he is capable of being rational because that ...
negation
Philosophy; General philosophy
Claiming a statement is false. For example, “Not all men are scientists” is the negation of “all men are scientists.”
statement
Philosophy; General philosophy
Classically defied as a sentence that's true or false. However, some philosophers argue that a statement could have some other truth value, such indeterminate (i.e. neither true ...
knowledge
Philosophy; General philosophy
Classically defined as “justified true belief,” but many argue that it must be “justified in the right way” or that there might be a fourth factor. An eyewitness who sees a ...
truth-functional
Philosophy; General philosophy
Complex propositions using logical connectives that can be determined to be true or false based on the truth-values of the simple propositions involved. For example, “Dogs are ...
innate ideas
Philosophy; General philosophy
Concepts or knowledge that we are born with. For example, Rene Descartes thought that we are born with the concept of perfection and could innately know that existence is a ...
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