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12 Cards in this Set
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Forms |
the apparent world vs the true world |
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Indexicals |
martin-pointer words that have no meaning until it is put into context |
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First order desire vs Second order desire |
you desire something and then you think upon that desire |
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Essential characteristics vs Accidental characteristics |
minimum characteristics needed for something to be categorized in a specific group. Extra characteristics that add to the essential (ex. chair) |
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Valid argument vs Sound argument |
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A priori knowledge vs A posteriori knowledge |
known prior to experience vs known after the experience |
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Reductio ad absurdum argument form |
in order to prove your point, you must disprove the opposite of your point. Must be a binary argument |
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Potential infinity vs Actual infinity |
the possibility of something infinite vs stating something is certainly infinite |
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Cartesian truth |
Everything known a priori is true. Logical intuition |
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Solipsism |
the view or theory that the self is all that can be known to exist |
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Cartesian circle |
scripture proves god => truth proves god |
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Substance dualism vs Materialism (a.k.a. Physicalism) |
Descartes dualism = mind and body are completely separate entities. No separation between mind and body |
