Philosophy Definitions

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  1. 6. a comparison between two things that are similar in some way, often used to help explain something or make it easier to understand
  2. 7. the quality of being morally good or righteous; a quality that is good or admirable, but not necessarily in terms of morality
  3. 9. the philosophical study of the nature of the universe
  4. 10. logic having a true conclusion that follows from true premises
  5. 16. a situation in which something can be understood in more than one way and it is not clear which meaning is intended
  6. 17. the branch of knowledge or academic study devoted to the systematic examination of basic concepts such as truth, existence, reality, causality, and freedom; a particular system of thought or doctrine
  7. 18. Study of beauty | branch of Philosophy dealing with the study of aesthetic values
  8. 19. the branch of philosophy concerned with the study of the nature of being and beings, existence, time and space, and causality
  9. 20. a small group of people who together govern a nation or control an organization, often for their own purposes
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  1. 1. the belief that violence, war, and the taking of lives are unacceptable ways of resolving disputes; the refusal to take up arms or participate in war because of moral or religious beliefs
  2. 2. a work in which the characters and events are to be understood as representing other things and symbolically expressing a deeper, often spiritual, moral, or political meaning
  3. 3. a member of a school of ancient Greek professional philosophers who were expert in and taught the skills of rhetoric, argument, and debate, but were criticized for specious reasoning. The sophists were active before and during the time of Socrates and Plato, who were their main critics.
  4. 4. the ethical doctrine that the greatest happiness of the greatest number should be the criterion of the virtue of action
  5. 5. a feeling of happiness, delight, or satisfaction
  6. 8. logic having premises from which the conclusion follows logically
  7. 11. the right to a form of government in which power is invested in the people as a whole, usually exercised on their behalf by elected representative.
  8. 12. the branch of philosophy that deals with the theory of deductive and inductive arguments and aims to distinguish good from bad reasoning
  9. 13. the study of moral standards and how they affect conduct, a system of moral principles governing the appropriate conduct for a person or group
  10. 14. the branch of philosophy that studies the nature of knowledge, in particular its foundations, scope, and validity
  11. 15. fairness or reasonableness, especially in the way people are treated or decisions are made; the legal system, or the act of applying or upholding the law