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Wiktionary
- n. philosophy, logic A valid form of argument in which the antecedent of a conditional proposition is affirmed, thereby entailing the affirmation of the consequent. Modus ponens has the form:
Etymologies
- Latin mode that affirms (Wiktionary)
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These come from gamma meditation ,I think.
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Philosophic , etymology
every major discipline has uniquely developed esoteric nomenclature to facilitate interdisciplinary dissemination
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Philosophical Jargon
Words philosophical writers use to give the illusion of technical competence, including up-trippingly specialised senses of words that have other jobs during daylight hours.
akrasia, akrates, particularism, particularist, mereology, deontology, cognitivism, naturalism, anti-naturalism, ethics, phenomenology, metaethics and 220 more...
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latinate
words/phrases/sayings from latin
in medias res, sine qua non, tempus fugit, ne plus ultra, mea culpa, a priori, actus reus, mens rea, vidi aquam, alea iacta est, annus mirabilis, annus horribilis and 67 more...
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logic
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logic
words used in Logic
contrapositive, inverse, converse, contradiction, modus tollens, modus ponens, rebus
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garyth123 If A, then B.
A.
Therefore, B. Dec 8, 2008