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Forces (⊩)
Philosophy; General philosophy
The logical relation (⊩), normally read as “forces” is a relationship between a possible world of modal logic, and some proposition or predicate sentence in that world. The ...
Formula
Philosophy; General philosophy
A formula in logic is generally a set of one or more propositional variables, or predicate symbols, and operators. In any system of logic, the notion of what counts as a ...
Gettier Counterexamples
Philosophy; General philosophy
In epistemology, the Gettier Counterexamples are two scenarios proposed by Edumnd Gettier in his 1963 article titled “Is Justified True Belief Knowledge?”, which suppose to find ...
God is Dead
Philosophy; General philosophy
Friedrich Nietzsche writes his famous declaration, God is dead several times throughout his works. The meaning of the phrase is often misunderstood — many have interpereted ...
Functionalism
Philosophy; General philosophy
Functionalism is a position in philosophy of mind which argues that mental states consist essentially of the role that they play in the functioning of the organism. Functionalism ...
Justice and ‘dike’ in Ancient Greek
Philosophy; General philosophy
Translations of Ancient Greek sources, especially those by Plato, usually translate the Greek word δίκη (dike) as ‘justice’. It is important to note when reading Plato and other ...
Disjunction
Philosophy; General philosophy
Disjunction is a truth-functional operator in logic which is equivalent to the word “or”, or more specifically “and/or”. If either P is known or Q is known, we may say P or Q, ...
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