In logic, 필연성 is logical relation between causation or statement that is determinable for truth conditions. “If P then Q” is that Q is necessary to P, and P is sufficent for Q. If the statement “If P then Q” is necessary and sufficient statement, it is said that the statement is coherent, 필요충분적으로 참인 […]
In Korean daily usage, 타당하다, 참이다, 옳다 have same meaning when we specify the thing is right or true. In philosophy, they are slightly different senses. 타당하다 is the term used in logic, regardless of its truth-value in informal manner, when some sets of statements are valid in logical relation, it is 타당함. So, it
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구조 is structure, which is arrangement and organization of related objects as system of certain entities. It could be building or system of sciences, which has organization of related objects. In philosophy, it is broad term, used for specifying some system of entities concerned by philosophical endeavor. The analytic philosophy focuses on lingual structure, social
자유의지 and 결정론 debate is tradition of philosophy for a long time. People have free will or their will is determined before their commitment? 자유의지(free will) is surely the core element of human thinking and behavior. If free will is lacking, it is so-called determined, the position to support argument is determinism (결정론) The mainstream
Human being is aware of self and aware of the external world outside the mind. As a human being, we have intentionality of things in us and outside of us, it is state of being directive aware of something else. We have consciousness, directive awareness is pointing to something to other, so we are having
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명제 is translated term from English word proposition. In philosophy, especially in analytic tradition, use of proposition is an important step to do good thinking and arguing about it. Proposition is often as a form of propositional knowledge and its instance is this: “I know the earth is round”. This is statement same meaning with
존재 is in English language “existence”. It is the state of having being, or simply being. When we say 그것은 존재한다 it means exactly what meaning? There is believed as existence with with essence, essence exemplifies existence, so one knows how essence exists as entity. The being is the minimal concept which to know what
The term 포스트모더니즘 is translated from French word Postmodernisme which has many applications often different referents from its main academic areas. The arts postmodernism is just meaning that art has evolved around many movements and minimalism in its core. In philosophy especially French ontology and politics, it signifies movement of eliminating modernist way of thinking,