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71reductionism — (reductivism ) A reductionist holds that the facts or entities apparently needed to make true the statements of some area of discourse are dispensable in favour of some other facts or entities. Reductionism is one solution to the problem of the… …
72Plato: metaphysics and epistemology — Robert Heinaman METAPHYSICS The Theory of Forms Generality is the problematic feature of the world that led to the development of Plato’s Theory of Forms and the epistemological views associated with it.1 This pervasive fact of generality appears …
73Hume: moral and political philosophy — Rosalind Hursthouse INTRODUCTION Hume’s moral and political philosophy, like his epistemology and meta physics, originally appeared in A Treatise of Human Nature, (henceforth [7.1]), Book III of which, ‘Of Morals’, was published in 1740. He… …
74Hegel’s Phenomenology of Spirit — Robert C.Solomon G.W.F.Hegel (1770–1831) was the greatest systematic philosopher of the nineteenth century. As a young man he followed and was (at least at first) enthusiastic about the French Revolution. Then came the Reign of Terror of 1793,… …
75although — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) conj. notwithstanding, albeit, though. See compensation. II (Roget s IV) conj. Syn. though, even though, despite, still, despite the fact that, even supposing, be it that, in spite of, in spite of the… …
76if — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) conj. supposing, in case that, provided; whether. See supposition, qualification. II (Roget s IV) conj. Syn. provided that, with the condition that, supposing that, conceding that, on the assumption that …
77provided — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) adv. if, supposing, though. See circumstance. II (Roget s IV) conj. Syn. on the assumption that, in the event, in the case that; see if , supposing …
78Supposition — (Roget s Thesaurus) < N PARAG:Supposition >N GRP: N 1 Sgm: N 1 supposition supposition assumption assumed position postulation condition presupposition hypothesis postulate postulatum theory Sgm: N 1 thesis thesis th …
79suppose — sup|pose W1S1 [səˈpəuz US ˈpouz] v [T] [Date: 1300 1400; : Old French; Origin: supposer, from Latin supponere to put under, substitute , from sub ( SUB ) + ponere to put ] 1.) spoken I suppose a) used to say you think somethin …
80suppose */*/*/ — UK [səˈpəʊz] / US [səˈpoʊz] verb [transitive] Word forms suppose : present tense I/you/we/they suppose he/she/it supposes present participle supposing past tense supposed past participle supposed 1) to believe that something is probably true,… …
