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Deconstruction D

Deconstruction

A philosophical school of thought begun by twentieth-century philosopher Jacques Derrida (1930-2004). Often contrasted with the Anglo-American analytic tradition, deconstruction involves a specifically critical reading of a text that upends…
Philosophy Student
December 6, 2023
Data D

Data

Latin for the plural of “what is given.” https://youtube.com/shorts/vxLVYKZxMEQ?feature=share
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December 6, 2023
Cultural relativism C

Cultural relativism

In anthropology, the descriptive theory that different societies have fundamentally different moralities. It is taken up in ethical relativism. (See also Relativism.) https://youtube.com/shorts/XHeajOUOp_E?feature=share
Philosophy Student
December 6, 2023
Critical thinking C

Critical thinking

1) The systematic process of open-minded, objective, and thorough reasoning to aconclusion. 2) The systematic process of analyzing concepts, theories, and arguments. https://youtube.com/shorts/BpBk_tQYJg8?feature=share
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December 6, 2023
Counterfactual C

Counterfactual

A contrary-to-fact conditional—for example, “if P were true, then Q would be true.” A counterfactual is true if the antecedent, in conjunction with the laws of nature, logically entails the…
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December 6, 2023
Counterexample C

Counterexample

An argument that shares the same form as the original but consists of true premises and a false conclusion. A counterexample shows an argument is invalid, since there is at…
Philosophy Student
December 6, 2023