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

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al-shakl al-thalith

Philosophy; General philosophy

The third figure of syllogism, i.e. the form of syllogism in which the middle term occurs as subject in both of the premises.

al-shakl al-thani

Philosophy; General philosophy

The second figure of syllogism, i.e. the form of syllogism in which the middle term occurs as predicate in both of the premises.

al-shartiyat al-munfasilah

Philosophy; General philosophy

The conditional disjunctive proposition consisting of two clauses or propositions related to each other as two alternatives or disjunctives which mutually exclude each other like ...

al-shartiyat al-muttasilah

Philosophy; General philosophy

The conditional proposition consisting of two clauses or propositions called antecedent and consequent related to each other conditionally like the statement: "If the sun shines, ...

Altruism

Philosophy; General philosophy

Belief that an agent's moral decisions should be guided by consideration for the interests and well-being of other people rather than merely by self-interest as egoism would ...

al-ummahat al-'ulwiyah

Philosophy; General philosophy

The higher mothers: as opposed to al-ummahat al-sufliyah (the lower mothers) the term denotes the intelligences and souls of the celestial spheres.

al-ummahat al-fada'il

Philosophy; General philosophy

The cardinal virtues , e.g. Plato's four cardinal virtues of wisdom, courage, temperance and justice. Cardinal virtues are "the mothers of virtues", i.e. Other virtues are ...