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The study of terms and their use.
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What is the name of the belief that everyone else is a philosophical zombie?
What is the name of the belief that everyone else is a philosophical zombie? I don't think it is quite solipsism, because solipsism denies that an outer world exists in the first place. I am talking a …
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What is the definition of a statement?
What is the definition of a statement, formally? We talk a lot about statements in math and philosophy, but I have never heard a precise definition of what a statement is. I would like some clarificat …
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What is the name of the philosophical position that states that lack of free will is compati...
Is there a name for the philosophical position that states that moral responsibility is compatible with the lack of free will?
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What is the name of the view that math, mind, and matter are all that exist?
My view is that mind, matter, and mathematical objects are all that exist. What is the name of that view? Dualism is the view that both mind and matter exist. So, perhaps my view should be called Tria …
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What does "deep" mean? [closed]
I don't know if this is best suited for the philosophy stack exchange, but it is the only one I can think of. What does "deep" mean, as in, "He is a very deep thinker" or "Philosophy is the study of d …
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Is there a term for this strong form of actualism?
Actualism is the view that the actual world is the only possible world. But I was told that even most actualists believe in true counterfactuals, like, "It might have been the case that Adolf Hitler w …
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Is there a term for the belief that nothing exists?
Monism is the belief that only one thing exists. Is there a term for the belief that nothing exists, and have any serious philosophers given any arguments for that belief?
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What is the standard name for this mild form of dualism?
Dualism is traditionally thought to be the belief that matter and mind are separate things. However, I have this belief that while matter causes mind to emerge, nonetheless they are separate entities. …
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What is the difference between morality and ethics?
Is there a difference between morality and ethics, and if so, what is it? I have seen those terms used interchangeably, but have any philosophers made a distinction between the two?
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What is the rigorous definition of free will?
What is the rigorous definition of free will? There has been, and will continue to be, a lot of debate around free will. These debates seem to go nowhere, and that is because (so I think, anyway) ther …
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Are humans and other animals machines?
It has been said that biological organisms are one kind of machine, albeit highly complex ones. But is this really true? To answer this question, one needs a precise definition of "machine". So, is th …
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What is the difference between thing, entity, and object? [closed]
What exactly is the difference between the words "thing", "entity", and "object"? Do they all have the same meaning? I think they are the same, but I want to know what some other philosophers think.
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What is the definition of a property?
What is the definition of a property? Like, for example, "that apple has the property of being red". I know that properties aren't the same thing as sets. But what are they, exactly?
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A distinction between two types of atheism
What does the word "atheism" actually mean? Does it mean, simply, "lack of a belief in God or gods"? By that definition, babies would be atheists, not to mention cats, trees, and rocks, for they do no …
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Is there a difference between ambiguity and vagueness?
I was reading the Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy articles about Ambiguity and Vagueness, and was led to ask this question. Is there a difference between the two concepts? If so, are there example …
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