General philosophy

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physicalism

Philosophy; General philosophy

The metaphysical position asserting that everything that exists has a physical property; that is, that there are no kinds of things other than physical things. In contemporary philosophy physicalism ...

platonism

Philosophy; General philosophy

The school of philosophy founded by Plato. Often used to refer to Platonic idealism, the belief that the entities of the phenomenal world are imperfect reflections of an ideal truth. In metaphysics ...

neo-platonism

Philosophy; General philosophy

Was a school of philosophy that took shape in the 3rd century A.D. The school was characterized by a systematization of Platonic metaphysics along with a pursuit of mystical union with the divine.

pluralism

Philosophy; General philosophy

In the area of philosophy of the mind, distinguishes a position where one believes there to be ultimately many kinds of substances in the world, as opposed to monism and dualism.

infinitism

Philosophy; General philosophy

Is the view that knowledge may be justified by an infinite chain of reasons.

innatism

Philosophy; General philosophy

Doctrine that holds the mind is born with ideas or knowledge, and is not a 'blank slate' at birth as early empiricists such as John Locke claimed. It asserts that not all knowledge is obtained from ...