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Philosophy
The study of the truths and principles of being, knowledge, or conduct.
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saving the phenomena
Philosophy; General philosophy
Explanations that are consistent with our experiences or account for our experiences. For example, someone who claims that beliefs and desires don't exist should tell us why they ...
means of production
Philosophy; General philosophy
Factories and natural resources used for production of goods.
brute facts
Philosophy; General philosophy
Facts that exist that have no explanation. The reason brute facts lack explanations isn't merely because we are incapable of explaining them. It's because there is literally no ...
nonrational persuasion
Philosophy; General philosophy
Fallacious and manipulative forms of persuasion. Nonrational persuasion does not always take the form of an argument, and it often appeals to our biases. For example, the news ...
cherry picking
Philosophy; General philosophy
Finding or using evidence that supports a position while simultaneously ignoring any potential counter-evidence against the position.
free logic
Philosophy; General philosophy
Formal logical systems that can discuss objects or categories without requiring us to 27 assume that the objects or categories exist. Free logic is meant to avoid questionable ...
basic belief
Philosophy; General philosophy
Foundational beliefs that can be known without being justified from an argument (or argument-like reasoning). For example, axioms of logic, such as “everything is identical with ...
Sub-categories
- Aesthetics (78)
- Eastern philosophy (1245)
- Ethics (460)
- General philosophy (17993)
- Logic (397)
- Metaphysics (736)
- Neurophilosophy (11)
- Political philosophy (1587)
- Western philosophy (202)