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| What are the four main branches of philosophy? |
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- Metaphysics (study of ultimate reality ex. Is there a god?)
- Epistemology (study of knowledge ex. What is truth?)
- Axiology (study of value ex. What makes an action right or wrong?)
- Logic (the study of correct reasoning, ex. What distinguishes a good argument from a bad one?)
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| How do philosophical problems arise? |
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| When our most fundamental beliefs seem to conflict with one another |
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| How can philosophical problems be solved? |
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| What is a necessary condition? |
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| Requirement- if Y cannot exist without X, X is a necessary condition for Y |
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What is a sufficient condition?
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| Meets all the requirements- X is a sufficient condition for Y iff it's impossible for X to exist without Y |
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| What do philosophical theories try to explain? |
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| The application of concepts |
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| What do scientific theories try to explain? |
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| What makes something logically impossible? |
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| Iff it violates a law of logic (LOL-nothing can both have and lack a property at the same time and in the same respect) |
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| What makes something casually impossible? |
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Iff it violates a law of nature
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| How can scientific theories be tested? |
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