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Reference for precise definitions of notations in philosophical theories & books
As a math learner, when I want to read important philosophical theories like Descartes, Kant, etc. I face a big problem that bothers me. Why does no one define things and concepts precisely then ...
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Is there a clear cut distinction between Philosophy and Philology?
I’ve been recently mulling over semantic and linguistic issues and I realized that my understanding of these fields may not correspond to the commonly accepted wisdom, so to speak.
Although the ...
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What does it mean to have an "account" of something?
It seems like many of the papers I've read and the goal of many fields in Philosophy is to come up with an "account" for something.
For example, one of the goals of Epistemology is to come up with an ...
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