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Philosophy Definitions

What Is Formalism

This is the view that maths concerns manipulations of symbols according to prescribed structural roles.
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What Is Formal Logic

This is the science of correct reasoning, based on the premise that the validity of an argument is a function of its structure or logical form....
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What Is Externalism

This is the theory that there are objective reasons for actions that are not dependent on the desires of the agent, and hence are external to the agent....
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What Is Determinism

Determinism is a belief that is held by many thinkers, and to many seems imcompatible with the doctrine of free will, which most people hold....
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What Is Chaos Theory

Chaos theory is often illustrated with the idea that a butterfly flapping its wings in the 'middle of nowhere' can result in massive effects elsewhere -...
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What Is A Homunculus

This rather unlikely word means little man (from Latin)....
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What Does Hyle Mean?

This is simply a word that means matter. It is actually an ancient Greek word, used by Aristotle....
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Moral Realism Explained

This is a metaethical view, the key behind it (and the many moral realistic theories) is that ethics is OBJECTIVE. ...
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Moral Evil

Moral evil inheres in the wicked actions of humans and the bad consequences that are produced as a direct result of their acts....
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Inductive Thinking

Induction, in this sense, is where one abstracts from a few examples to a rule. ...
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How Is Feminist Philosophy Best Defined

One definition would be that this is a view of philosophy, and its subject matters, that does not take a viewpoint that strictly identifies the human experience with the male experience....
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