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Term
Major concepts investigated in philosophy.
Definition
Cause.
Justice.
Matter.
Mind.
Consciousness.
Term
Main Fields of Philosophy.
Definition
Ethics.
Epistemology.
Metaphysics.
Logic.
History of Philosophy.
Term
Special Fields of Philosophy.
Definition

Philosophy of Mind.

Philosophy of Religion.

Philosophy of Science.

Subfields of Ethics.

Philosophy of Art.

Philosophy of Language.

Term
Logic.
Definition
Associated with thinking.
Reasoning.
Using information to arrive at completion.
Using inferences.
Term
Nature of reasoning & critical thinking.
Definition
Using information to draw a conclusion, solve a problem, and make a decision.
Term
Two meanings of  “argument”.
Definition

Case sense of argument and has relevant information to the conclusion suggested.

Disputable sense of argument and has irrelevant information to the conclusion suggested.

Term
Feature of arguments of particular interest in logic.
Definition
The inference structure, as opposed to context in arguements.
Term
Two main evaluative questions about arguments and examples.
Definition

Are the premises true?

Are the premises properly related to the conclusion?

I.E. Are the premises relative.

Do the premises support the conclusion?

Term
Conclusion and premise indicators.
Definition

Premise indicators are statements of evidence.

Conclusion indicators are a case for/against some point.

Term
Logical correctness.
Definition
A logically successful way of finding the relations between the premises and conlusion, sufficient to support the conclusion.
Term
Main questions of requirements of knowledge in Epistemology.
Definition

What is knowledge?

Where is the source of knowledge?

What is the scope or extent of our knowledge?

Term
What epistomological theory first proposed by Plato is Ayer's theory closely related to?
Definition
The Justified Truth Belief Theory.
Term
Two main approaches to knowledge.
Definition

Someone reaches a true conclusion with accredited basis for it.

I must be completely sure of what I think I know or claim to know.

Term
Gettier problem.
Definition

Questioning the standard's model and it's justification.

Trying to say “What if I could replicate someone having a true belief that’s justified, but still doesn’t have knowledge?”

Making a scientific philosophy test run.

Show that these requirements aren’t enough for knowledge.

Term
Two main approaches to knowledge.
Definition

Someone reaches a true conclusion with accredited basis for it.

Must be completely sure of what I think I know or claim to know (the certainty).

Term
Name the three requiments of knowledge.
Definition

Truth.

Justification.

Belief.

Term
What is truth?
Definition
Facts and statements that can't be argued with.
Term
What is the difference between the truth and logical correctness?
Definition
One investigates the set up of the arguement, while the other one decares its point and what it is arguing.