Philosophy of Religion keywords

Question 1

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What is a premise?

Answer 1

A statement which forms the basis of an arguement

Question 2

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What is a dedectuive arguement?

Answer 2

An arguement where the premise (statement) leads to the only possible conclusion

Question 3

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What is an inductive arguement?

Answer 3

An arguement where the premises lead to a conclusion that is probable, but not conclusive

Question 4

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What does A Priori mean?

Answer 4

A type of arguement that reaches a conclusion based only on reason, E.G.- Every apple is a fruit

Question 5

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What does A Posteriori mean?

Answer 5

A type of arguement that reaches a conclusion beased on observation and experience

Question 6

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What does Empirical mean?

Answer 6

The primary source of knowledge is experience gained through the 5 senses, E.G.- You cannot make up a colour you’ve never seen before

Question 7

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What does rational mean?

Answer 7

The primary source of knowledge is reason, using logical steps. E.G.- Two odd numbers will always add together to make an even number

Question 8

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What is a tautology?

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A statement that is always true; it contains the definition within, E.G.- A triangle has 3 sides

Question 9

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What is an Epistemology?

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Alson known as the theory of knowledge, this asks about what we can claim to know, E.G.- What is truly good?

Question 10

Ancient p influence- What is a syllogism?

Answer 10

A structure of an arguement set out by Aristotle, containg a major premise (all or nothing statement) or a minor premise (a sentence with a single piece of information) E.G.- All p are q, r is p, therfore r is q

Question 11

Soul, mind, and body-
Monism (Materialism)

Answer 11

Humans are made up of only a single substance, thiere is only a body, no soul or seperate mind

Question 12

Soul, mind, and body-
Idealistic Monism

Answer 12

only the mind exists, and conseqeuntly that the external, physical world is an illusion created by the mind

Question 13

Soul, mind, and body-
Materialistic Monism

Answer 13

single reality is matter, made up either only of atoms or of some world, forming substance. The essential view is that all states may be reduced to the physical.

Question 14

Soul,mind, and body-
Behaviourism

Answer 14

all mental states one simple descriptions of behaviour that can be observed.

Question 15

Should, mind, body-
What is Dualism?

Answer 15

Humans consist of 2 substances, the body and the mind/soul