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The study of the truths and principles of being, knowledge, or conduct.
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principle of bivalence
Philosophy; General philosophy
The logical principle that states that all propositions have one truth-value, and they are either true or false. The principle of bivalance is similar to “the law of excluded ...
law of non-contradiction
Philosophy; General philosophy
The logical principle that states that contradictions are impossible. It's impossible for a statement to be true and false at the same time. (i.e. It's false that “a and ...
law of identity
Philosophy; General philosophy
The logical principle that states that every proposition or object is identical to itself (i.e. a=a. )
law of excluded middle
Philosophy; General philosophy
The logical principle that states that no propositions can be true and false at the same time. The law of excluded middle assures us that contradictions are impossible because it ...
logical impossibility
Philosophy; General philosophy
The logical status of contradictions. Logically impossible statements can't be true because of the rules of logic (i.e. because they form a contradiction). For example, it's ...
logical necessity
Philosophy; General philosophy
The logical status of tautologies. Logically necessary statements must be true because of the rules of logic. For example, it's logically necessary that the laws of nature either ...
projectionism
Philosophy; General philosophy
The metaethical theory that moral judgments are based on our emotions, but we experience those emotions as being objective facts or properties of external reality. For example, to ...
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