General philosophy

General philosophy

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Fatalism

Philosophy; General philosophy

The view that human deliberation and actions are pointless and ineffectual in determining events, because whatever will be will be. One ancient argument, called the idle argument, went like this: "If ...

Extropianism

Philosophy; General philosophy

Also referred to as extropy, and originated by Dr. Max More, extropianism is an evolving framework of values and standards for continuously improving the human condition. Extropianism describes a ...

Feminism

Philosophy; General philosophy

A diverse collection of social theories, political movements, and moral philosophies, largely motivated by or concerning the experiences of women, especially in terms of their social, political, and ...

Falsificationism

Philosophy; General philosophy

The idea that a proposition or theory cannot be scientific if it does not admit the possibility of being shown to be false. For example, the proposition "All crows are black" is a scientific ...

Humanistic naturalism

Philosophy; General philosophy

The belief that human beings, as well as plants and animals, are divine and intricate extensions of nature. Followers share a mutual respect for things created directly by nature, even though life ...

Mysticism

Philosophy; General philosophy

The pursuit of achieving communion, identity with, or conscious awareness of ultimate reality, the divinity, spiritual truth, or God through direct experience, intuition, or insight. Traditions may ...

Metaphysical naturalism

Philosophy; General philosophy

The belief that nature is in fact all that exists. The term applies to any worldview in which nature is all there is and all things supernatural do not exist (including spirits and souls, non-natural ...