December 2023

1) The view that mind and body are two ontologically distinct kinds of thing. 2) Mental states and bodily states are distinct kinds of thing with radically different properties. https://youtube.com/shorts/NhkdtbDkT38?feature=share

The theory that mind and body are not two ontologically distinct kinds of thing, but instead are two aspects of the same substance. https://youtube.com/shorts/mvbrNGN94Gg?feature=share

A demonstrable lack of certainty, rather than a mere psychological state. https://youtube.com/shorts/1H8D44Qn8v0?feature=share

The view that there is a morally relevant distinction between the intended consequences of an action and their unintended (even if foreseeable) consequences. This allows greater scope for ethical action…

That set of objects over which a quantifier “ranges.” The scope of a quantifier “covers” the set of objects in the universe or more restricted universal classes, such as all…

A utilitarian ethical theory’s name for a unit of pain or displeasure. (See also Hedon.) https://youtube.com/shorts/r_-S6rf807s?feature=share

The view that God, being omniscient, knows our future actions. https://youtube.com/shorts/vxx7viP2FgY?feature=share

The view that what is moral is what God commands. https://youtube.com/shorts/KdWudCN5NV8?feature=share

The theory that provides the conceptual framework for distributing burdens and benefits across members of society. https://youtube.com/shorts/a1D6zp9MND8?feature=share

A property of an object that only manifests under certain conditions—for example, fragility. Some philosophers argue that dispositional properties are ultimately reducible to non dispositional (categorical) properties such as non-dispositional…