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Will W

Will

The faculty, or power, of choosing, deciding, and acting. https://youtube.com/shorts/41RKsgm3wyg?feature=share
Philosophy Student
December 11, 2023
Weak argument W

Weak argument

An evaluation term in inductive logic for an argument whose premises do not make the conclusion probably or likely true. (See also Inductive argument.) https://youtube.com/shorts/yWDFu4GGCFQ?feature=share
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December 11, 2023
Void V

Void

That which is empty. In ancient Greek Atomist thought, that through which atoms move. https://youtube.com/shorts/T_UlVe27BP4?feature=share
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December 11, 2023
Virtue theory V

Virtue theory

A theory of human value in which developing and living out various excellences is an essential component of a good life. https://youtube.com/shorts/xYR0CUEc7RM?feature=share
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December 11, 2023
VirtueExcellence V

VirtueExcellence

—character that either is essential to happiness or wills what is morally obligated (not because it brings happiness). (See also Arête.) https://youtube.com/shorts/iEZvNd5pq7U?feature=share
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December 11, 2023
Verisimilitude V

Verisimilitude

The degree of truth likeness, or how much closer one theory is to the truth than another. Early measures of verisimilitude compared the number of true and false sentences; contemporary…
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December 11, 2023
Verificationism V

Verificationism

The claim that the meaning of a statement consists in its method of verification rather than its truth conditions. For the Logical Positivists, this entailed the semantic reduction of, for…
Philosophy Student
December 11, 2023