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Quantifier

In symbolic logic, there are two quantifier symbols, which refer to quantified expressions: ∀(universal), x (universal), and ∃ (existential). In categorical logic, there are two types of quantified claim: universal…
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December 9, 2023
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Quantified statement

An assertion about an unspecified class of thing, a quantified statement consists of a quantifier, at least one class, and a variable. https://youtube.com/shorts/ABA6wjW_ixg?feature=share
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December 9, 2023
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Quality

1) A property of an object or a mode of being. 2) A categorical claim’s status as affirmative or negative. (See also Categorical proposition.) https://youtube.com/shorts/2mmGFSPGmag?feature=share
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December 9, 2023
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Qualities

Properties or characteristics of objects, usually divided into three types: primary qualities arephysical properties of objects (such as shape or mass); secondary qualities are dispositions toproduce sensory experiences (for example,…
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December 9, 2023
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Qualia

The qualitative (and non-intentional) properties of mental states that determine “what it is like” to, for example, experience pain. Proponents of qualia maintain that such facts are irreducible to physical…
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December 9, 2023
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Proposition

An abstract object that provides the shared meaning of different utterances of the same sentence, and its synonymous expressions in different languages. Also: A declarative sentence that is either true…
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December 9, 2023
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Propensity

An irregular (usually probabilistic) disposition of an object or system to produce some result;for example, a tossed coin has a propensity of 0.5 to land heads. https://youtube.com/shorts/PBadRSAW00o?feature=share
Philosophy Student
December 9, 2023