General philosophy

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realism

Philosophy; General philosophy

A view of a reality ontologically independent of conception, perception, etc. Objects have certain properties regardless of any thought to the contrary.

critical realism

Philosophy; General philosophy

A view that certain types of sense data accurately represent a mind-independent reality while other types do not. A key example is the primary/secondary quality distinction.

modal realism

Philosophy; General philosophy

The view most notably put forth by David Lewis that possible worlds are as real as the actual world.

moral realism

Philosophy; General philosophy

The philosophical view that there are objective moral values. Moral realists argue that moral judgments describe moral facts. This combines a cognitivist view about moral judgments (they are ...

The point-of-view that individuals rather than social institutions and values are the proper subject of analysis since all properties of institutions and values merely accumulate from the strivings ...

logical atomism

Philosophy; General philosophy

Bertrand Russell developed logical atomism in an attempt to identify the atoms of thought, the pieces of thought that cannot be divided into smaller pieces of thought.

authoritarianism

Philosophy; General philosophy

Describes an organization or a state that enforces strong, and sometimes oppressive measures against those in its sphere of influence, generally without attempts at gaining their consent and often ...