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argue

Philosophy; General philosophy

There are two meanings of this word that need to be distinguished: (1) to argue in the sense of to fight or to emotionally disagree; and (2) to give reasons for or against a proposal or proposition.

argument

Philosophy; General philosophy

A collection of two or more propositions, all but one of which are the premises supposed to provide inferential support—either deductive or inductive—for the truth of the remaining one, the ...

argument form

Philosophy; General philosophy

The general logical structure of an argument, considered apart from any of its specific content. In categorical logic, an argument form is any one of the 256 distinct varieties of categorical ...

The argument for the existence of God, disputed by Hume, according to which the complex and intricate order of the world can only be explained (or can best be explained) by positing an intelligent ...

Aristatalis

Philosophy; General philosophy

Aristotle (384-322 B.C.) pupil of Plato and teacher of Alexander... almost all of the works of Aristotle except his Dialogues (about 27) were available to the Muslim philosophers in their Arabic ...

Aristifus

Philosophy; General philosophy

Aristippus of Cyrene (c. 435-366 B.C.) Greek philosopher, disciple of Socrates and founder of the school of Cyrenaicism. He taught that seeking of pleasures is the true end of life and that pleasures ...

Aristippus

Philosophy; General philosophy

(435-356 B.C.E.) North African philosopher. Originally a student of Socrates, Aristippus (and his eponymous grandson) established the Cyrenaic school of philosophy, according to which sensual ...