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Existential Clause

An existential clause asserts the existence or non-existence of something. It typically uses 'there is' or 'there are' and is…

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Philosophy

Philosophy, the love of wisdom, explores fundamental questions about existence, knowledge, values, reason, mind, and language. It employs critical thinking…

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Philosophy

Philosophy explores fundamental questions about existence, knowledge, values, reason, mind, and language. It seeks to understand the nature of reality…

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Quine’s Dictum: Ontological Commitment in Logic

Quine's dictum, "To be is to be the value of a variable," posits that ontological commitment arises from the variables…

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Modal Actualism

Modal actualism asserts that only actual, existing entities are possible. This philosophical stance challenges the notion of merely possible objects,…

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Existential Generalization

Existential generalization is a rule of inference that permits concluding that something exists with a specific property. This conclusion is…

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Concrete Object

A concrete object is something that exists in physical reality. Unlike abstract concepts, it possesses tangible properties and can be…

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