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Epicureanism

I. Definition According to the Merriam-Webster dictionary, an epicure is a person who “appreciates fine food and drink”; this is…

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Fatalism

I. Definition Thank you for reading this. You didn’t have to. Or did you?  I mean, before you started reading,…

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Free Will

I. Definition When Ted Bundy was finally proven to have killed dozens of women in cold blood, there was only…

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Functionalism

I. Definition Functionalism, in philosophy, is a theory about the essential nature of minds—a metaphysical theory with possibly dramatic consequences…

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Individualism

I. Definition Do you admire people who don’t care about social expectations? People who march to the beat of their…

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Inductive Reasoning

I. Definition Inductive reasoning, or induction, is one of the two basic types of inference. An inference is a logical…

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Knowledge

I. Definition The English word knowledge can mean familiarity, capability (know-how), theoretical knowledge (knowledge-that), or recorded knowledge. It can be…

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Logical Reasoning

I. Definition Logical reasoning (or just “logic” for short) is one of the fundamental skills of effective thinking. It works…

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Nihilism

I. Definition What do you believe in? What gives your life meaning? How do you know what’s true? If you…

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Objectivism

I. Definition Objectivism is a philosophy developed by the writer Ayn Rand (1905-1982), first in her novels The Fountainhead (1943)…

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