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The study of the truths and principles of being, knowledge, or conduct.
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soft determinism
Philosophy; General philosophy
The view that the universe is deterministic and that people have free will. Soft determinsts are compatibilists but not all compatibilists are soft determinists. (Some ...
epistemic anti-realism
Philosophy; General philosophy
The view that there are no facts relating to rationality or justification other than our beliefs and desires related to these concepts. Anti-realists might think our talk ...
mathematical anti-realism
Philosophy; General philosophy
The view that there are no mathematical facts. For example, what we take to be “true mathematical statements” could be based on a social construction or convention.
Rationalism
Philosophy; General philosophy
The view that there are non-tautological forms of knowledge or justification other 59 than observational evidence. For example, the laws of logic are a plausible example of ...
epistemic realism
Philosophy; General philosophy
The view that there is at least one fact of rationality or justification that does not depend on a social construction or convention. Epistemic realists often think there are ...
mathematical realism
Philosophy; General philosophy
The view that there is at least one mathematical fact that is not dependent on a social construction or convention. Many mathematical realists believe that numbers are real (exist ...
divine command theory
Philosophy; General philosophy
The view that things are right or wrong because one or more gods commands us to behave a certain way (or favors us to behave a certain way). For example, murder is wrong because ...
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