Philosophy Terms Flashcards
What did the cynics reject
All forms of social custom and etiquette and live as natural as possible
Where does Cynics come from
The Greek kunikos meaning dog-like
Who first recognized inductive reasoning in the 18th century?
David Hume
What is inductive reasoning?
The process of moving from a set of observed facts about the world to more general conclusions
What is deductive reasoning?
It moves from the general case to the particular. The opposite direction from inductive reasoning
Why can deductive arguments be compared to computers?
The conclusions they reach are only as good as the data that is fed into them
What do we have to rely on for premises?
Inductive reasoning
A falsifiable theory is not a theory that is false, but one that can only be shown to be what?
False by observation
Poppers idea of falsifiability distinguishes between what two things
Scientific and nonscientific claims
Who is perhaps the most important 20th century philosopher of science?
Karl Popper
