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Forms F

Forms

In Plato’s metaphysics, the immaterial, immutable, eternal entities that make individualthings possible and are the pure objects of knowledge. Usually capitalized. https://youtube.com/shorts/MLsgwSsVkms?feature=share
Philosophy Student
December 7, 2023
Formal proof F

Formal proof

In a formal deductive system, a step-by-step demonstration of the truth of a claim followingfrom a set of premises. (See also Proof.) https://youtube.com/shorts/DT1-2WEXXbc?feature=share
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December 7, 2023
Formal logic F

Formal logic

The study of systems of reasoning, the principles of reasoning as such, and the relationshipsbetween the symbols that express that reasoning. Also: logic based on deductive argumentusing syllogisms and quasi-mathematical…
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December 7, 2023
Formal fallacy F

Formal fallacy

An error in the structure or form of reasoning. The most common formal fallacies includeAffirming the Consequent and Denying the Antecedent. A formally fallacious argument is aninvalid one. https://youtube.com/shorts/WCgxcFur6hc?feature=share
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December 7, 2023
Formal cause F

Formal cause

The essence, structural features, or attributes of a thing; one of Aristotle’s four explanationsfor a thing’s coming to be. https://youtube.com/shorts/FJqEZbim1y8?feature=share
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December 7, 2023
Folk psychology F

Folk psychology

A set of commonsense principles regarding human cognition, including the distinctionbetween beliefs and desires, and the link between such propositional attitudes and behavior.This framework is challenged by eliminativists (see Eliminative…
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December 7, 2023