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12 Cards in this Set
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EPISTEMOLOGY
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study of the nature of knowledge and how it is acquired.
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METAPHYSICS
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The study of ultimate realty.
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INDUCTION
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Process of inferring general rules on the basis of particular cases.
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DEDUCTION
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Process of inferring the nature or behavior of particular cases on the basis of general rules.
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MORAL RELATIVISM
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Theory that morality is not absolute and may change depending on the situation. Hobbes.
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MORAL OBJECTIVISM
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Theory that there are objective standards that determine what is really right or wrong, just or unjust. Aquinas.
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ONTOLOGY
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The study of being and existence.
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LIBERTARIANISM
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Theory of free will.
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DETERMINISM
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Theory of cause and effect.
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NECESSARY CONDITION
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condition that must be satisfied in order for some state of affairs to obtain.
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SUFFICIENT CONDITION
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Condition which, once satisfied, guarantees some state of affairs obtains.
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MATERIALISM
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Ontological theory that the only real things are material things.
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