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Søren Kierkegaard’s (1813-1855) view that “truth is subjectivity” is not to be confused with relativism, which is the view that something is true because one believes it. Instead,subjective truth is…

In categorical logic, the term that comes first in a standard-form proposition. (See also Categorical proposition and Standard form.) https://youtube.com/shorts/ma4TRhKu-VM?feature=share

A pair of propositions that cannot both be simultaneously false but can be simultaneously true. In categorical logic, I- and O-propositions are sub contraries. If one is false, the other…

On the Aristotelian or traditional square of opposition, the relation between a particular claim and its corresponding universal (superaltern). https://youtube.com/shorts/cTSht53vNcw?feature=share

An evaluation term in inductive logic, a strong argument is one in which the premises make the conclusion probably, or likely, true. https://youtube.com/shorts/2smX3wfj90A?feature=share

(or Straw Man; gender neutral alternatives: straw person or straw person)An informal fallacy constituted by distorting someone’s position in such a way as to render it unrecognizable and easy to…

A philosophical system developed by ancient Greek thinkers that integrates metaphysics,epistemology, logic, and ethics. The basic Stoic view is that nature is (providentially) deterministic but that we can achieve happiness…

A sentence that is true or false; that is, a sentence that has a truth value. In formal logic, anatomic statement is constituted by a predicate and at least one…

A hypothetical situation prior to the creation of any political organization, it is used as a framework to discuss the existence of natural rights, the benefits of political organization, and…

1) The organization of a categorical proposition: Quantifier, subject term, copula, and predicate term. (See also Categorical proposition.) 2) The organization of an argument,where the premises are listed, one on…