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Finite godism
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The world view that affirms there is a god but that he is limited in power and/or love.
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First principle
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Basic axiom or proposition; self-evident assumption.
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Formal cause
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The structure or form of which something consists.
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Foundationalism
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In epistemology, the belief that knowledge is based on first principles or immediately justified beliefs.
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Gnosticism
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Early religious cult which held God is good, matter is evil, and man is saved by knowledge(gnosis) of special hidden truths.
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Hedonism
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The ethical view which claims that pleasure is the greatest good.
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Humanism
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The belief that man is the highest value in the universe.
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Idealism
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The philosophy which holds that reality consists of minds and ideas rather than matter.
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Identity, principle of.
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The law of logic which says a thing is identical to itself, that is, A is A.
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Identity theory
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The belief that mind and matter are manifestations of one reality, matter. This is a sophisticated form of materialism.
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Immanent
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Indwelling. God's immanence is His presence within the universe.
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Immortality
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The doctrine that man will live forever.
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Indeterminism
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The belief that at least some events, especially human behavior, are uncaused.
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Induction
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Arguing from the particular to the general.
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Infinite
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Without limits or boundaries.
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Infinite regress
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The belief that causes are infinitely dependent on dependent causes; it is impossible to arrive at a first principle.
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Instrumental cause
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The means or tools through which an agent acts.
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Intuitionism
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In ethics, the view that in every situation the right action is self-evident.
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Logic
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The study of valid thinking and argument.
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Logical positivism
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The philosophy which holds that metaphysical and theological propositions are meaningless unless they are empirically verifiable.
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Material cause
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The stuff or matter out of which something is made.
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Materialism
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The belief that all of reality is material, that no spiritual entities such as the soul or God exist.
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Metaphysics
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The study of being or reality.
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Monism
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The metaphysical view that all reality is one.
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Mysticism
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The belief that there are states of mind or reality beyond sensation and reason.
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