deductive

  • 111Theorem — The Pythagorean theorem has at least 370 known proofs[1] In mathematics, a theorem is a statement that has been proven on the basis of previously established statements, such as other theorems, and previously accepted statements …

    Wikipedia

  • 112Entailment — For other uses, see Entail (disambiguation). In logic, entailment is a relation between a set of sentences (e.g.,[1] meaningfully declarative sentences or truthbearers) and a sentence. Let Γ be a set of one or more sentences; let S1 be the… …

    Wikipedia

  • 113Philosophical analysis — (from Greek: Φιλοσοφική ανάλυση) is a general term for techniques typically used by philosophers in the analytic tradition that involve breaking down (i.e. analyzing) philosophical issues. Arguably the most prominent of these techniques is the… …

    Wikipedia

  • 114Biblical inerrancy — is the conservative evangelical doctrinal position [ [http://www.dts.edu/about/doctrinalstatement/ Doctrinal Statement Dallas Theological Seminary (DTS) ] ] that in its original form, the Bible is totally without error, and free from all… …

    Wikipedia

  • 115Formal proof — See also: mathematical proof, proof theory, and axiomatic system A formal proof or derivation is a finite sequence of sentences (called well formed formulas in the case of a formal language) each of which is an axiom or follows from the… …

    Wikipedia

  • 116Démonstration comparative — La démonstration comparative est une procédure de preuve qui consiste à établir la validité d une position en montrant que celle ci est « meilleure » que les autres positions concurrentes connues. Elle ne prétend donc pas à une validité …

    Wikipédia en Français

  • 117analytic philosophy — n. a 20th cent. philosophic movement characterized by its method of analyzing concepts and statements in the light of common experience and ordinary language so as to eliminate confusions of thought and resolve many traditional philosophical… …

    Universalium

  • 118science, philosophy of — Branch of philosophy that attempts to elucidate the nature of scientific inquiry observational procedures, patterns of argument, methods of representation and calculation, metaphysical presuppositions and evaluate the grounds of their validity… …

    Universalium

  • 119déductif — déductif, ive [ dedyktif, iv ] adj. • 1842; lat. deductum, de deducere → déduire ♦ Philos. Qui procède par déduction (II). ⇒ démonstratif, discursif; hypothéticodéductif. Raisonnement déductif, qui présente un caractère rigoureux et aboutit à une …

    Encyclopédie Universelle

  • 120Alfred Tarski — Infobox scientist name = Alfred Tarski caption = birth date = birth date|1901|01|14 birth place = Warsaw, Poland (under Russian rule at the time) death date = death date|1983|10|26 death place = Berkeley, California fields = Mathematics, logic,… …

    Wikipedia