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philosophy key words
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- 1A prioriThis is knowledge whose proof does not depend on experience (be careful proving something and becoming aware of it are not the same thing)
- 2A posterioriThis is knowledge whose proof does depend on experience
- 3AnalyticThis is a statement/proposition which is true by definition. The predicate concept is contained in the subject concept
- 4SyntheticThis is a statement/proposition which is not analytic. This means that it is not true by definition. The predicate concept is not contained in the subject concept.
- 5NecessaryA Necessary truth is one which if you deny, you would be holding a self contradictory position. It has to be the case as we cannot imagine its alternative. It is true in all possible worlds
- 6ContingentA contingent truth is one which could be otherwise. It is not true in all possible worlds. If you denied it you would not be holding a self contradictory position
- 7Inductive argumentAn inductive argument starts from a limited set of data to work out what is possibly the case
- 8Deductive aregumentA deductive argument uses language and logic to work out what is certain so long as the reasons are true (sound) and the logic works (is valid)
- 9Contingent truthA contingent truth is one which happens to be true, but which may not have been
- 10Necessary truthA necessary truth is one which has to be true and could not be otherwise
- 11Contingent beingA being that happens to be there, it relies upon something else to exist
- 12Necessary beingA being which must exist, it cannot not exist, it must exist
- 13Substance dualismThe philosopher for this position is Rene Descartes
- 141)There are two fundamentally different substances
- 152)There is physical (or material) substance (bodies) and there is mental substance (mind)
- 163)Mind does not need body to exist (do not treat mind as though it were brain)
- 174)Minds and bodies are ontologicaly distinct
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