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23 Cards in this Set
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Metaphysics |
Ontology: Study of being |
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Epistemology |
Study if knowledge |
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Logic |
Structure and accuracy of knowledge |
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Ethics |
How should we behave/the standards for which we behave |
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Argument |
Set of statements that support the truth of another statement |
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Premise |
Supporting statements |
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Conclusion |
Truth of a statemet |
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Monisms |
We are one thing |
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Materialism |
Type of monism. All of reality is just matter, including us |
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Idealism |
Type of monism. The only real things include minds and ideas, we are minds. |
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Dualism |
We are essentially two things |
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Interactionism |
Type of dualism We are body and mind. These two things interact and communicate with one another |
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Hylomorphism |
Type of dualism We are both matter and form. We are unified beings. |
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Rationalism |
Regards reasons as the chief source and test of knowledge |
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Empiricism |
Knowledge comes only from sensory experiences |
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Kant's transcendentalism |
Things are as they appear |
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Skepticism |
Certain knowledge is impossible. Questioning everything |
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Correspondence theory of truth |
The truth or falsehood of a statement lies within its relation to the real world |
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Coherence theory of truth |
There is no singular perspective on a logical universe, but an assortment of perspectives do exist. |
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Pragmatic theory of truth |
A belief, certainty, knowledge or truth is a result of an inquiry |
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Inductive argument |
Arguments that mean to support the likelihood of the conclusion |
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Deductive argument |
Arguments that mean to appear to be the absolute truth of the conclusion |
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Validity and soundness difference |
Validity of being logically or factually sound Soundness is the state of being based of good judgements or reason |
