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Philosophy

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

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infallible

Philosophy; General philosophy

Free of error and absolutely accurate. The opposite of “infallible” is “fallible.”

libertarian free will

Philosophy; General philosophy

Free will as described by incompatibilists—as being incompatible with determinism. Libertarian free will requires causation that resembles that of Aristotle's prime mover. People ...

negative liberty

Philosophy; General philosophy

Freedom from constraints. To be in chains or imprisoned would be to lack negative liberty. Sometimes negative freedom is related to specific types of freedom. For example, we have ...

laissez-faire

Philosophy; General philosophy

French for “allow to act.” It generally refers to free market capitalism with little to no government regulation of the market (other than to prevent theft and enforce ...

will to power

Philosophy; General philosophy

Friedrich Nietzsche's speculative metaphysics and psychological views that he believes to be compatible with natural science, but using better metaphors. Will to power is an ...

Dasein

Philosophy; General philosophy

German for “being there.” Martin Heidegger's term used for human beings with an emphasis that they are not objects. The term is used as a verb rather than a noun to emphasize that ...