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Philosophy
The study of the truths and principles of being, knowledge, or conduct.
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reasonableness
Philosophy; General philosophy
To hold beliefs that are sufficiently justified and reject beliefs that are insufficiently justified. The ability to reason well and behave in accordance to reasonable beliefs. ...
soft atheism
Philosophy; General philosophy
To not believe in gods without believing gods don't exist. Soft atheism is a form of indecision—to neither believe in gods nor to believe they don't exist. “Soft atheism” is ...
absurdity
Philosophy; General philosophy
The property of contradicting our knowledge or of being logically impossible. For example, it is absurd to think knowledge is impossible insofar as we know that “1+1=2.” “Absurd” ...
deflationary
Philosophy; General philosophy
The property of involving truth or reality without involving it as strongly as we might otherwise expect. Deflationary truth involves truth without any assumption regarding ...
consistency
Philosophy; General philosophy
The property of lacking contradictions. To be logically consistent is to have beliefs that could all be true at the same time. For example, “All fish are animals” and “all mammals ...
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