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The study of the truths and principles of being, knowledge, or conduct.

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Euthyphro Dilemma
Philosophy; General philosophy

The Euthyphro Dilemma is a philosophical problem concenred with a view of morality related to theism. The Euthyphro Dilemma asks: do the gods love good action because it is ...

Exclusive Disjunction
Philosophy; General philosophy

The exclusive disjunction is a truth-functional operator in logic which is equivalent to the English wording “either“ or”. It is used to express a disjunction in which the ...

Existentialism
Philosophy; General philosophy

Understanding existentialism is often difficult, often because its ideas conflict with other major trends in the thought of western and eastern philosophies alike. Many people ...

Mind-Body Dualism
Philosophy; General philosophy

Dualism is a position in philosophy of mind that states that, in some fundamental or important way, the mind exists as something separate from the brain, or body. Most forms of ...

Existential instantiation fallacy
Philosophy; General philosophy

Existential instantiation fallacy, or more simply the existential fallacy is a logical fallacy, committed by an invalid argument form “All P are Q, All R are P, therefore Some R ...

Existential Quantifier
Philosophy; General philosophy

The existential quantifier is a symbol of symbolic logic which expresses that the statements within its scope are true for at least one instance of something. The symbol ∃, ...

Empiricism
Philosophy; General philosophy

Empiricism is the philosophical view that most, or all, knowledge is derived from experience. This means both senses and inner thought—contrary to rationalism. Empiricism holds ...

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