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Philosophy
The study of the truths and principles of being, knowledge, or conduct.
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lexical definition
Philosophy; General philosophy
A dictionary definition, or the meaning of a term in “common usage.” Dictionary definitions are often vague or ambiguous because words tend to be used in many different ways by ...
analytic philosophy
Philosophy; General philosophy
A domain of philosophy that's primarily concerned with justifying beliefs as much as possible with a great deal of clarity and precision. Analytic philosophy is sometimes ...
imperfect duty
Philosophy; General philosophy
A duty that can be manifested in a variety of ways and allows for personal choice. For example, Immanuel Kant argues that we have an imperfect duty to develop our talents and help ...
hasty generalization
Philosophy; General philosophy
A fallacious argument that concludes something because of insufficient evidence. Hasty generalizations conclude that something is true based on various observations when the ...
appeal to ignorance
Philosophy; General philosophy
A fallacious argument that concludes something on the basis of what we don't know. For example, to claim that “we should agree that extraterrestrials don't exist because we can't ...
amphiboly
Philosophy; General philosophy
A fallacious argument that requires an ambiguity based on the grammar of a statement. For example, “Men often marry women, but they aren't always ready for marriage.” In this case ...
false dilemma
Philosophy; General philosophy
A fallacious argument that requires us to accept fewer possibilities than there plausibly are. For example, we could argue the following—“All animals are mammals or lizards; ...
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- Ethics (460)
- General philosophy (17993)
- Logic (397)
- Metaphysics (736)
- Neurophilosophy (11)
- Political philosophy (1587)
- Western philosophy (202)