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Hume’s fork

How philosophers characterize David Hume’s (1711-1776) claim that a belief is justified either as a “relation between ideas” or as a “matter of fact.” https://youtube.com/shorts/z6WRsWymtpE?feature=share
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Atman

The Hindu term for one’s essence, soul, or true self. https://youtube.com/shorts/K5GCCzY6irg?feature=share
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Incorrigibility

Attribute of that which cannot be mistaken. https://youtube.com/shorts/Hdl8zPEiqU0?feature=share
R
Rationalist
M
Method of doubt (Methodological doubt)
D
Duhem-Quine Thesis
M
Mixed quantifiers
S
Subjective truth (subjectivity)
A
Absolute time
I
Infinite regress (or regression)
P
Proof by contradiction
B
Best of all possible worlds
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