Tag: Philosophy

Disjunctive Syllogism

A valid deductive argument form where if a disjunction (P or Q)…

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Dialetheism: The Philosophy of True Contradictions

Dialetheism posits that some statements can be both true and false simultaneously.…

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The Destructive Dilemma in Logic

A destructive dilemma is a logical argument form. It uses two conditional…

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Definite Descriptions: Identifying Uniqueness in Language

A definite description is a linguistic phrase that uniquely identifies a specific…

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Definiens: Understanding the Components of a Definition

The definiens refers to the words or phrases used to explain the…

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Deductively Equivalent Theories

Two theories are deductively equivalent if they can prove the exact same…

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Deductive Consequence

Deductive consequence, also known as syntactic consequence, refers to the relationship where…

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Counterpart Theory in Modal Logic

Counterpart theory, proposed by David Lewis, offers a philosophical interpretation of modal…

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Counternecessary Conditional

A conditional statement exploring hypothetical scenarios against a backdrop of necessary truths.…

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Counterfactual Logic

Counterfactual logic explores conditional statements about what would have happened if something…

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