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The study of the truths and principles of being, knowledge, or conduct.
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sensualism
Philosophy; General philosophy
Philosophical theory in which sensations and perception are the basic and most important form of true cognition. This opposes realism. The base principle of sensualism is "there ...
singularitarianism
Philosophy; General philosophy
A moral philosophy based upon the belief that a technological singularity - the technological creation of smarter-than-human intelligence - is possible, advocating deliberate ...
situationalism
Philosophy; General philosophy
Another name for Situation Ethics, which is a Christian ethical theory that was principally developed in the 1960s by the Episcopal priest Joseph Fletcher. It basically states ...
skepticism
Philosophy; General philosophy
A school or method of doubt regarding what is held as knowledge.
pyrrhonian skepticism
Philosophy; General philosophy
A Hellenistic school of skepticism that inquired about, but did not reject, dogmatic beliefs because the lack of belief is not the same as disbelief.
social darwinism
Philosophy; General philosophy
A 19th century political philosophy that attempted to explain differences in social status (particularly class and racial differences) on the basis of evolutionary fitness. Social ...
hereditarianism
Philosophy; General philosophy
The philosophy developed by Francis Galton and expressed in his book 'Hereditary Genius' in 1869 that people inherit mental characteristics from their parents such as personality ...
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