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Existential import E

Existential import

The assumption that at least one member of the subject class of a universal proposition exists.Aristotelian, or traditional, logic assumes existential import. The modern interpretation doesnot. (See also Categorical proposition.)…
Philosophy Student
December 6, 2023
Eudaimonia E

Eudaimonia

Ancient Greek concept of “happiness” or “flourishing” as the ultimate justification of ethical activity; usually explicated in terms of the exercise of (public) virtue as part of the overall fulfilment…
Philosophy Student
December 6, 2023
Ethics E

Ethics

1) The branch of philosophy that studies moral theories, beliefs, and practices. 2) From the Greek ethos, a custom or habit. 3) A set of rules, policies, or principles that…
Philosophy Student
December 6, 2023