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Philosophy
The study of the truths and principles of being, knowledge, or conduct.
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authentic
Philosophy; General philosophy
To be authentic is to act true to one's nature, to accept one's innate freedom, and to 6 refuse to let others make decisions (or think) for us.
abstraction
Philosophy; General philosophy
To conceptually separate various elements of concrete reality. For example, to identify an essential characteristic of human beings as the ability to reason would require us to ...
refute
Philosophy; General philosophy
To disprove a belief or oppose an argument using another argument. It often refers to giving a sufficient reason to reject a belief or argument. For example, we can refute the ...
extension
Philosophy; General philosophy
To exist in space and time. To have a body or physical shape.
falsification
Philosophy; General philosophy
To falsify a theory—to prove it false, likely to be false, or worthy of being rejected based on some objective criteria.
prove
Philosophy; General philosophy
To give evidence for a position. It is often used to refer to sufficient evidence to believe something, but sometimes it only refers to the requirement to support our beliefs ...
preference
Philosophy; General philosophy
To have a greater desire for something or to value something more than something else. For example, many people have a preference to live rather than die.
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