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Philosophy- key terms
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- 1A Priori pBefore looking at evidence
- 2A PosterioriBased on looking at observable evidence
- 3DeductiveConclusion is based on premises that are assumed to be true
- 4InductiveWhere premises assumed to be true make a conclusion
- 5AnalyticA method of approaching philosophical problems through analysis of the terms
- 6Synthetic?
- 7Proof1. The evidence or argument that compels the mind to accept an assertion as true. 2. a. The validation of a proposition by application of specified rules, as of induction or deduction, to assumptions, axioms, and sequentially derived conclusions.
- 8SoundFor a sound argument, An argument is sound if and only if it is valid and all its premises are true.
- 9ValidA valid argument should not be defined as an argument with true premises and a true conclusion. The premises and the conclusion of a valid argument can all be false. A valid argument with false premises can still have a true conclusion.
- 10PremiseA premise is an assumption that something is true.
- 11EmpiricismKnowledge based on experience
- 12RationalismKnowledge based on reason and logic
- 13DualismBelief in two realities
- 14MonismBelief in only one reality
- 15SyllogismArgument should be structured like a mathematical sequence
- 16EquivocationMisunderstanding over definitions
- 17AbiogenesisBeginning of all life
- 18Irreducible complexityToo complex for evolution
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