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

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epistemic naturalism
Philosophy; General philosophy

The view that that natural science (or the methods of natural science) provides the only source of knowledge. Epistemic naturalism is often only used to refer to one specific ...

semantic internalism
Philosophy; General philosophy

The view that the meaning of terms can be entirely based on things in our minds. For example, a semantic internalist would likely agree that we could find out that some chemical ...

semantic externalism
Philosophy; General philosophy

The view that the meaning of terms can be partially based on things external from our minds. For example, a semantic externalist would likely agree that no chemicals other than ...

Social Darwinism
Philosophy; General philosophy

The view that the people should fight for survival through competition, such as through free-market capitalism. It is thought that those who do well in society (e.g. by making ...

causal theory of knowledge
Philosophy; General philosophy

The view that the truth of statements cause our knowledge of the statements' truth, or that facts cause knowledge of facts. For example, the a cat that lays on a mat can cause our ...

eliminative reductionism
Philosophy; General philosophy

The view that the ultimate reality is made up of small parts, like subatomic particles. We can find out what things really are by finding out what parts they are made of. For ...

anthropic principle
Philosophy; General philosophy

The view that the universe and observations of the universe must be compatible with the conscious beings that make the observations. For example, the laws of physics must be ...

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