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Golden Rule

“Do unto others as you would have them do unto you”—the principle of treating others asyou want to be treated. This principle is found in most major religions. https://youtube.com/shorts/KWnwoGpxCJI?feature=share
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December 7, 2023
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Gettier problem

A series of examples constructed by Edmund Gettier (1927-) in which justified true belief intuitively falls short of knowledge. These cases involve drawing a true conclusion based on a false…
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December 7, 2023
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Functionalism

The view that mental states can be explained in terms of activities and functions. https://youtube.com/shorts/LEVgeszGnxQ?feature=share
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Free will

The idea that humans are capable of behaving and acting without external compulsion orconstraint. Free will is often viewed as a necessary condition of moral responsibility (See alsoLiberty.) https://youtube.com/shorts/dI_duF6gSUM?feature=share
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Free-Rider Problem

A “free rider” benefits from a social arrangement without bearing the costs; for example, herides the bus without buying a ticket. Without some mechanism to disincentivize free riders(such as punishment),…
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December 7, 2023
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Four Noble Truths

One of Buddha’s most significant teachings, namely the truth that there is suffering; the truththat suffering has a cause; the truth that suffering has an end; and the truth that…
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Forms

In Plato’s metaphysics, the immaterial, immutable, eternal entities that make individualthings possible and are the pure objects of knowledge. Usually capitalized. https://youtube.com/shorts/MLsgwSsVkms?feature=share
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Formal proof

In a formal deductive system, a step-by-step demonstration of the truth of a claim followingfrom a set of premises. (See also Proof.) https://youtube.com/shorts/DT1-2WEXXbc?feature=share
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Formal logic

The study of systems of reasoning, the principles of reasoning as such, and the relationshipsbetween the symbols that express that reasoning. Also: logic based on deductive argumentusing syllogisms and quasi-mathematical…
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December 7, 2023