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The study of the truths and principles of being, knowledge, or conduct.
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Sophists
Philosophy; General philosophy
The sophists were itinerant teachers in 5th century Greece. The sophists came to be, somewhat unfairly, condemned as unscrupulous men who claimed to teach easy ways to success ...
Utopianism
Philosophy; General philosophy
A search for a perfect society (from the Greek eu well & topos place). The term derives from a 16th century text by Sir Thomas More entitled "Utopia" which envisaged such a ...
Absurdism
Philosophy; General philosophy
The idea of the absurd is a common theme in many existentialist works, particularly in Camus. Absurdity is the notion of contrast between two things. As Camus explains it in The ...
A Posteriori
Philosophy; General philosophy
The term a posteriori is used in philosophy to indicate inductive reasoning. The term is Latin, meaning “from what comes after”, refering to that which comes after ...
A Priori
Philosophy; General philosophy
The term a priori is used in philosophy to indicate deductive reasoning. The term is Latin, meaning “from what comes before”, refering to that which comes before ...
Barn Façades Counterexample
Philosophy; General philosophy
Carl Ginet provided a well-known Gettier-style counterexample to the traditional tripartite account of knowledge – that knowledge is justified true belief. First published in ...
Behaviourism
Philosophy; General philosophy
Behaviourism (or behaviorism in American English), is a position in philosophy of mind and psychology which asserts that speak of mental states may be reduced to speak of ...
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