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Deism

The belief, popular in the eighteenth century, that God exists in order for the universe to have been created, but we are not justified in believing that God is concerned…
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Deductive system

A formal system of rules and instructions for use in the construction of formal proofs. https://youtube.com/shorts/pDYLbXCNalU?feature=share
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Deductive argument

An argument that attempts to show the conclusion must be true if the premises are true. (See also Indictive argument.) https://youtube.com/shorts/PnM5BeMHZQA?feature=share
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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…
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Datum

Latin (singular) for “what is given.” https://youtube.com/shorts/1bx6ybHJkhg?feature=share
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Data

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