Definitions Flashcards

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A posteriori

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After an experience, you use your sense to determine it.

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2
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A priori

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Before an experience, using your reason to determine something

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3
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Empirical

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Using the sense to make sense of reality

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4
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Rationalism

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using your reason over impulse

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5
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telos

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purpose

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6
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teleology

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study of the ends or purposes that things serve

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7
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coherent

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makes sense

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8
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incoherent

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does not make sense

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9
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particulars

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earthly/ material things

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10
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forms

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true reality that lies beyond or behind the particulars

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11
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concepts

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justice
beauty
courage
goodness

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12
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vienna circle

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the group of philosophers that led to logical positivism

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13
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logical positivism

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a movement that wanted philosophy to analyse language

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14
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verification principle

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statements are only philosophically meaningful if they are verified empirically or are tautologies

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15
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tautology

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a logic that is true by definition

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16
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symposium

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a conference or meeting to discuss a particular subject

17
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falsification principle

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the demarkation and non scientific and scientific