Philosophy

Philosophy

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

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contradiction

Philosophy; General philosophy

When two propositions cannot both be true due to their logical form. “Socrates was a man” and “Socrates was not a man” are two statements that can't both be true because the ...

secular

Philosophy; General philosophy

Without any religious requirement or assumptions. For example, the argument that “God dislikes homosexuality, so homosexuality is immoral” would require us to accept religious ...

impartiality

Philosophy; General philosophy

Without bias, nonrational preference, or favoritism. Decisions are impartial if they're based on rational principles rather than subjective desires.

vagueness

Philosophy; General philosophy

Words and phrases are vague when it's not clear where the boundaries are. For example, it's not clear how many hairs can be on a person's head for the person to be considered to ...

epistemic internalism

Philosophy; General philosophy

The view that proper justification (or knowledge) can only be determined by factors that are internal to the person. For example, “mentalism” states that only mental states ...

epistemic externalism

Philosophy; General philosophy

The view that proper justification (or knowledge) could be determined by factors that are not internal to the person. For example, reliabilists think that a belief is only ...