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December 2023

Disjunction D

Disjunction

One of the basic Boolean connectives that corresponds to the following English words and phrases: “Or,” “Either…or.” A statement governed by a disjunction is true if at least one of…
Philosophy Student
December 6, 2023
Disjunct D

Disjunct

One of the components in a sentence governed by the connective disjunction. https://youtube.com/shorts/d2oGD1t8XDQ?feature=share
Philosophy Student
December 6, 2023
Dialetheism D

Dialetheism

The view that some contradictions are actually true, this is a metaphysical thesis usually based upon the technical advantages of a paraconsistent logic for some domain. https://youtube.com/shorts/TrOrSWI4rt4?feature=share
Philosophy Student
December 6, 2023
Dialectic D

Dialectic

From Plato through Hegel and Marx, a form of progressive reasoning. In ancient Greek philosophy, methods of reasoning for discovering truth. Dialectic is an argumentative exchange in the form of…
Philosophy Student
December 6, 2023
Dharma D

Dharma

In Hinduism, the moral law that governs individual conduct and is one of the four ends of life. In Buddhism, dharma is the universal truth. https://youtube.com/shorts/DI4Srxfz5jM?feature=share
Philosophy Student
December 6, 2023
Determinism D

Determinism

The view that all events are determined, which means there is no free will and that there is only one possible history of the world, either because every event in…
Philosophy Student
December 6, 2023