General philosophy

General philosophy

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Experimentalism

Philosophy; General philosophy

A philosophy that uses data obtained from experiments in order to ascertain the integrity of an idea or proposed concept.

Externalism

Philosophy; General philosophy

In epistemology, the theory that justification can hold elements not known to the subject of the belief.

Experientialism

Philosophy; General philosophy

The philosophy that knowledge is to be measured according to experiences and first hand accounts.

Eliminative materialism

Philosophy; General philosophy

Absolute version of materialism and physicalism with respect to mental entities and mental vocabulary, according to which our common-sense understanding of the mind (what eliminativists call folk ...

The methodological approach to the study of society, economics, and history first articulated by Karl Marx. His fundamental proposition of historical materialism can be summed up in the following: It ...

Manichaeism

Philosophy; General philosophy

Was one of the major ancient religions. Though its organised form is mostly extinct today, a revival has been attempted under the name of Neo-Manichaeism. However, most of the writings of the ...

Marxism

Philosophy; General philosophy

A set of philosophical, political and economic positions and movements based on the work of Karl Marx and Friedrich Engels. Marx's philosophy of history included the notion of class struggle within ...