General philosophy

(philosophy) the philosophy of Aristotle that deals with logic and metaphysics and ethics and poetics and politics and natural science; "Aristot…

(philosophy) the philosophical theory that formal (logical or mathematical) statements have no meaning but that its symbols (regarded as physica…

(philosophy) the philosophical theory that all of mathematics can be derived from formal logic

(philosophy) the philosophical theory that all phenomena can be explained in terms of physical or biological causes

(philosophy) a doctrine that mind is the true reality and that objects exist only as aspects of the mind's awareness

(philosophy) the philosophy of Aristotle that deals with logic and metaphysics and ethics and poetics and politics and natural science; "Aristot…

the rational investigation of questions about existence and knowledge and ethics

(Stoic philosophy) a matter having no moral merit or demerit.; "Esteem (or reputation, fame, glory) was for Stoics an adiaphoron, and though it…

(philosophy) a philosophical theory as to what is beautiful; "he despised the esthetic of minimalism"

(philosophy, law, sciences) Evidence which tends to disprove a claim or hypothesis.; "People persevere in asserting all sorts of things in the f…

(philosophy, law, sciences) Evidence which tends to disprove a claim or hypothesis.; "People persevere in asserting all sorts of things in the f…

(philosophy) The doctrine of Cyrenaics that people should ultimately aim at the pleasure of the present moment, disregarding future pain that co…

(philosophy) a philosophical theory holding that all events are inevitable consequences of antecedent sufficient causes; often understood as den…

(philosophy) the doctrine that knowledge derives from experience

(philosophy) the doctrine that knowledge derives from experience

(philosophy) a philosophical theory as to what is beautiful; "he despised the esthetic of minimalism"

(philosophy) a 20th-century philosophical movement chiefly in Europe; assumes that people are entirely free and thus responsible for what they m…

(philosophy) a 20th-century philosophical movement chiefly in Europe; assumes that people are entirely free and thus responsible for what they m…

(philosophy) a 20th-century philosophical movement chiefly in Europe; assumes that people are entirely free and thus responsible for what they m…

(philosophy) the end or purpose of a thing or process

(philosophy) the philosophical theory that ideas are the only reality

(philosophy) the doctrine that knowledge is acquired primarily by intuition

(philosophy) the philosophical theory that matter is the only reality

(philosophy) the philosophical doctrine that physical objects continue to exist when not perceived

(philosophy) the philosophical theory that some ideas are innate

(philosophy) the doctrine that the world can be understood in scientific terms without recourse to spiritual or supernatural explanations

(philosophy) the doctrine that the various objects labeled by the same term have nothing in common but their name

(philosophy) the doctrine that the meaning of a proposition consists of the operations involved in proving or applying it

(philosophy) the philosophical theory that matter is the only reality

(philosophy) the philosophical doctrine that abstract concepts exist independent of their names

(philosophy) the doctrine that practical consequences are the criteria of knowledge and meaning and value

(philosophy) the doctrine that (since certainty is unattainable) probability is a sufficient basis for belief and action

(philosophy) the doctrine that knowledge is acquired by reason without resort to experience

(philosophy) the philosophical doctrine that abstract concepts exist independent of their names

(philosophy) the philosophical doctrine that physical objects continue to exist when not perceived

(philosophy) the philosophical doctrine that all criteria of judgment are relative to the individuals and situations involved

(philosophy) a philosophical theory of the functions of signs and symbols

(philosophy) a philosophical theory of the functions of signs and symbols

(philosophy) the doctrine that knowledge derives from experience

(philosophy) the ethical doctrine that feeling is the only criterion for what is good

(philosophy) the ethical doctrine that feeling is the only criterion for what is good

(philosophy) the philosophical theory that the self is all that you know to exist

(philosophy) the philosophical system of the Stoics following the teachings of the ancient Greek philosopher Zeno

(philosophy) the doctrine that knowledge and value are dependent on and limited by your subjective experience

(philosophy) a doctrine explaining phenomena by their ends or purposes

(philosophy) a doctrine that life is a vital principle distinct from physics and chemistry

(art) the branch of philosophy dealing with beauty and taste (emphasizing the evaluative criteria that are applied to art); "traditional aesthet…

the philosophical study of causation

the study of values and value judgments

the predominant philosophical tradition in Great Britain since the 17th century

any formal system of reasoning that arrives at the truth by the exchange of logical arguments

the materialistic philosophy of Karl Marx and Friedrich Engels

the philosophical theory of knowledge

(art) the branch of philosophy dealing with beauty and taste (emphasizing the evaluative criteria that are applied to art); "traditional aesthet…

the philosophical study of moral values and rules

the philosophical study of causation

an empirical doctrine that advocates experimental principles

a philosophical doctrine holding that all events are predetermined in advance for all time and human beings are powerless to change them

a system of pragmatic philosophy that considers idea to be instruments that should guide our actions and their value is measured by their success

the branch of philosophy concerned with the law and the principles that lead courts to make the decisions they do

the branch of philosophy concerned with the law and the principles that lead courts to make the decisions they do

the branch of philosophy concerned with the law and the principles that lead courts to make the decisions they do

the branch of philosophy that analyzes inference

the form of empiricism that bases all knowledge on perceptual experience (not on intuition or revelation)

the philosophical study of being and knowing

the philosophical study of moral values and rules

the form of empiricism that bases all knowledge on perceptual experience (not on intuition or revelation)

any system of philosophy emphasizing the intuitive and spiritual above the empirical and material

any system of philosophy emphasizing the intuitive and spiritual above the empirical and material

the branch of ethics that studies moral values in the biomedical sciences

moral philosophy based on the application of general ethical principles to resolve moral dilemmas

Auguste Comte's positivistic philosophy that metaphysics and theology should be replaced by a hierarchy of sciences from mathematics at the base…

that branch of jurisprudence that studies the rights and obligations of parties entering into contracts

the metaphysical study of the origin and nature of the universe

an ethical system that evaluates actions by reference to personal well-being through a life based on reason

the meta-ethical view that nothing is intrinsically moral or immoral.; "The moral nihilism of celebrity culture is played out on reality televis…

an ethical system that evaluates actions by reference to personal well-being through a life based on reason

an ethical system that evaluates the pursuit of pleasure as the highest good

the branch of philosophy that analyzes the principles and procedures of inquiry in a particular discipline

the branch of philosophy that analyzes the principles and procedures of inquiry in a particular discipline

the meta-ethical view that nothing is intrinsically moral or immoral.; "The moral nihilism of celebrity culture is played out on reality televis…

the metaphysical study of the nature of being and existence

in logic, the formal analysis of logical terms and operators and the structures that make it possible to infer true conclusions from given premi…

a Roman Catholic system of casuistry that when expert opinions differ an actor can follow any solidly probable opinion that they wish even thoug…