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The study of the truths and principles of being, knowledge, or conduct.
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Philosophy; General philosophy
The property that propositions have that makes them based on reality. According to Aristotle, a statement is true if it corresponds with reality. For example, “Socrates was a man” ...
final cause
Philosophy; General philosophy
The purpose of a thing, action, or event. The final causes of scissars are to cut, and Aristotle thought that the final cause of human beings was to use their capacity to reason.
function
Philosophy; General philosophy
The purpose of something. For example, the function of a knife is to cut things.
immeasurable
Philosophy; General philosophy
The quality of something that can't be measured or quantified.
moral anti-realism
Philosophy; General philosophy
The rejection of moral realism. The belief that intrinsic values don't exist, and that moral facts don't exist. Moral anti-realists might think that there are moral 'truths,' but ...
syntax
Philosophy; General philosophy
The rules of sentence-formation. For example, “Like chocolate do I” would be an improper way to say “I like chocolate” in the English language. Logical form has syntax, but lacks ...
comprehensiveness
Philosophy; General philosophy
The scope of a theory or explanation. A theory is more comprehensive than another if it covers a greater scope. Theories are more comprehensive if they are capable of explaining a ...
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