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General philosophy

Terms that relate to philosophy, yet do not fit other specific categories.

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Legal interpretivism

Philosophy; General philosophy

School of thought in the philosophy of law, in which law is not considered to be a set of data or physical facts, but what lawyers aim to construct. It holds that there is no separation between law ...

Intellectualism

Philosophy; General philosophy

Doctrine about the possibility of deriving knowledge from reason alone, intellectualism can stand for a general approach emphasising the importance of learning and logical thinking. Criticism of this ...

Intentionalism

Philosophy; General philosophy

A philosophy that questions the underpinnings of original intent and explores whether or not humans are the source of their own actions or are controlled by a higher power.

Instrumentalism

Philosophy; General philosophy

The idea that knowledge should be judged by its usefulness and that the truth-value of knowledge is irrelevant. Generally invoked in philosophy of science

Interactionism

Philosophy; General philosophy

A philosophy that explores the relationship between cause and effect in regards to the human perception of the universe.

Idea innatism

Philosophy; General philosophy

(also known as concept innatism), doctrine that asserts that humans have access to certain inborn ideas.

Internalism

Philosophy; General philosophy

In epistemology, the view that all evidence involved in justification must be knowable to the subject.

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