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Disposition D

Disposition

A property of an object that only manifests under certain conditions—for example, fragility. Some philosophers argue that dispositional properties are ultimately reducible to non dispositional (categorical) properties such as non-dispositional…
Philosophy Student
December 6, 2023
Disjunction D

Disjunction

One of the basic Boolean connectives that corresponds to the following English words and phrases: “Or,” “Either…or.” A statement governed by a disjunction is true if at least one of…
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December 6, 2023
Disjunct D

Disjunct

One of the components in a sentence governed by the connective disjunction. https://youtube.com/shorts/d2oGD1t8XDQ?feature=share
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December 6, 2023
Dialetheism D

Dialetheism

The view that some contradictions are actually true, this is a metaphysical thesis usually based upon the technical advantages of a paraconsistent logic for some domain. https://youtube.com/shorts/TrOrSWI4rt4?feature=share
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December 6, 2023
Dialectic D

Dialectic

From Plato through Hegel and Marx, a form of progressive reasoning. In ancient Greek philosophy, methods of reasoning for discovering truth. Dialectic is an argumentative exchange in the form of…
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December 6, 2023
Dharma D

Dharma

In Hinduism, the moral law that governs individual conduct and is one of the four ends of life. In Buddhism, dharma is the universal truth. https://youtube.com/shorts/DI4Srxfz5jM?feature=share
Philosophy Student
December 6, 2023