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Parent topics
- philosophy [r]: The study of the meaning and justification of beliefs about the most general, or universal, aspects of things. [e]
Subtopics
- causation [r]: Add brief definition or description
- dualism [r]: Add brief definition or description
- existence [r]: A mode or manner of existing, and the state of continued being. [e]
- free will [r]: Doctrine that an individual, regardless of forces external to him, can and does choose at least some of his actions; the opposite of determinism. [e]
- identity (philosophy) [r]: Add brief definition or description
- monism [r]: Add brief definition or description
- ontology [r]: Add brief definition or description
- persistence through time [r]: Add brief definition or description
- possible worlds [r]: Add brief definition or description
- time [r]: A fundamental quantity in physics - that what differs always between two inspections of the same system. [e]
- universals [r]: General or abstract objects such as concepts, qualities, relations, and numbers, as opposed to particular objects. [e]
Other related topics
- Aristotle [r]: (384-322 BCE) Ancient Greek philosopher and scientist, and one of the most influential figures in the western world between 350 BCE and the sixteenth century. [e]
- David Lewis [r]: (1941–2001) American philosopher best known for his advocacy of modal realism. [e]
- theology [r]: Discipline that engages in dialogue and reflection about God and religion. [e]
