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Paradox

A self-contradictory (and therefore absurd) conclusion drawn from seemingly true premises. https://youtube.com/shorts/gpTGqkqlYOs?feature=share
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Paradigm

In the philosophy of science, a set of scientific and philosophical assumptions, often based around “exemplary” results, that guides scientific research. According to Thomas Kuhn(1922-1996), on this model falsified theories…
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Pantheism

The belief that God is one and the same with the universe and is, therefore, “in” everything. https://youtube.com/shorts/Zt8_NaNyFok?feature=share
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Ought

A moral term, often contrasted with “should.” As such, it is obligatory, rather than suggestive. https://youtube.com/shorts/68M1POCs5PA?feature=share
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Original position

A hypothetical situation from which individuals are best positioned to make decisions about the principles of justice that will constitute a fair society. According to John Rawls (1921-2002), this will…
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O-proposition

A negative categorical claim that asserts at least one member of the subject class is excluded from the predicate class. (See also Categorical proposition.) https://youtube.com/shorts/7nM3hq5pwGU?feature=share
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Ordinary language

The meaning of expression (words) in everyday use (as opposed to words coined or defined for technical philosophical purposes). https://youtube.com/shorts/G-Aamz1bSmg?feature=share
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Ontology

The study of being; that part of metaphysics addressing such questions as What is there? and What it is to be? https://youtube.com/shorts/PVXsqH1Wfa4?feature=share
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Ockham’s (Occam’s) Razor

A methodological principle of parsimony, which states that the simplest theory is probably best. There is, however, no philosophical consensus on what constitutes simplicity (forexample, number of posited entities versus…
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