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Group: philosophy
formalism
Group:
meaning and truth
Group:
philosophy of mathematics
Topic:
abstraction
Topic:
abstraction as part of language
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abstraction by common attributes
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abstraction by name
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abstraction by resemblance
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denoting phrases and definite descriptions
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discrete vs. continuous
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elements
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entities
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ethics
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existence
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language and life as a game
Topic:
metaphysics and epistemology
Topic:
objects as a set of attributes
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phenomenology
Topic:
philosophy of mind
Topic:
problem of other minds
Topic:
rules
Topic:
skepticism about knowledge
Topic:
time
Topic:
trust
Topic:
word vs. picture
information
Group:
naming
Group:
natural language
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philosophy of science
Group:
relationship between brain and behavior
Group:
science
Topic:
abstraction
Topic:
art
Topic:
classification
Topic:
commitment
Topic:
definition
Topic:
drama
Topic:
frame problem
Topic:
fundamental concepts such as type, attributes, relationships are all the same
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government
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limitations of formalism
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limitations of hierarchical structures
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names as rigid designators
Topic:
natural language as a system
Topic:
proper names
Topic:
reductionism
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religion
Topic:
responsibility
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scientific method
Topic:
symbolic representation
Topic:
value as an abstraction
Topic:
words in natural languages
Summary
Philosophy is the study of knowledge. There are many branches of philosophy. It is a dialog with each other and with the world.Philosophy concerns that which we do not know. Once an area is understood well enough, it becomes an area in its own right. For example, physics and the other sciences started as natural philosophy.
This thesaurus considers the philosophy of system. What is a system? What does a system mean? How should systems be designed? How do you represent systems? What is the role of computation in a system? What is the relation between system and the real world? Is life a system? (cbb 7/06)
Subtopic: philosophy vs. mathematics
Quote: in philosophizing, do not support oneself upon the opinion of a celebrated author [»galiG_1623] Quote: philosophy is written in this grand book, the universe, which stands continually open to our gaze
Subtopic: goals
Quote: a definition in philosophy describes a concept while a definition in mathematics constructs a concept Quote: philosophy is written in the language of mathematics, and its characters are triangles, circles, and other geometrical figures
Subtopic: history of philosophy
Quote: to attempt much is always laudable, despite the failures in reaching one's goals [»johnS_1755, OK]
Subtopic: war
Quote: Aristotle established the words: subject, predicate, form, matter, energy, potential, substance, essence, quantity, quality, accidental, relation, cause, genus, species, individual, indivisible [»loreMP19_1997] Quote: summary of Leibniz's philosophy--subject & predicate, substance or Ego with multiple predicates, analytic vs. synthetic, perception [»russB_1937]
Subtopic: tragedy
Quote: war is continual fear; life is solitary, poore, nasty, brutish, and short
Subtopic: philosophy is irrelevant
Quote: get tragedy if the universe is constructed according to a principle of maximum diversity; life is possible but not too easy [»dysoF_1988]
Quote: Dewey paraphrased: organize your books so that you can find them, and never mind the philosophy
[»sparK7_1972]
Group: formalism (9 topics, 478 quotes)
Group: meaning and truth (18 topics, 634 quotes)
Group: philosophy of mathematics (11 topics, 330 quotes)Topic: abstraction (62 items)
Topic: abstraction as part of language (18 items)
Topic: abstraction by common attributes (19 items)
Topic: abstraction by name (29 items)
Topic: abstraction by resemblance (13 items)
Topic: denoting phrases and definite descriptions (21 items)
Topic: discrete vs. continuous (47 items)
Topic: elements (22 items)
Topic: entities (20 items)
Topic: ethics (46 items)
Topic: existence (29 items)
Topic: language and life as a game (30 items)
Topic: metaphysics and epistemology (99 items)
Topic: objects as a set of attributes (39 items)
Topic: phenomenology (37 items)
Topic: philosophy of mind (78 items)
Topic: problem of other minds (11 items)
Topic: rules (43 items)
Topic: skepticism about knowledge (34 items)
Topic: time (49 items)
Topic: trust (21 items)
Topic: word vs. picture
(12 items)
Group: information (46 topics, 1160 quotes)
Group: naming (32 topics, 789 quotes)
Group: natural language (16 topics, 539 quotes)
Group: philosophy of science (10 topics, 406 quotes)
Group: relationship between brain and behavior (9 topics, 332 quotes)
Group: science (45 topics, 1960 quotes)Topic: abstraction (62 items)
Topic: art (11 items)
Topic: classification (65 items)
Topic: commitment (31 items)
Topic: definition (17 items)
Topic: drama (8 items)
Topic: frame problem (13 items)
Topic: fundamental concepts such as type, attributes, relationships are all the same (37 items)
Topic: government (35 items)
Topic: limitations of formalism (93 items)
Topic: limitations of hierarchical structures (10 items)
Topic: names as rigid designators (43 items)
Topic: natural language as a system (43 items)
Topic: proper names (35 items)
Topic: reductionism (51 items)
Topic: religion (50 items)
Topic: responsibility (12 items)
Topic: scientific method (42 items)
Topic: symbolic representation (26 items)
Topic: value as an abstraction (25 items)
Topic: words in natural languages
(40 items)