Philosophy Terms

the denial of the existence or accessibility of an objective reality.  

• Realism
• Anti-Realism 
• Dualism
• Correspondence Theory

the belief that scientific knowledge is merely a helpful social construct for understanding human sensory perceptions of reality but not direct and accurate knowledge or reality itself.

• Realism
• Theology 
• Constructivism 
• Solipsism 

the belief that only the material world exists and that class struggles are the mechanism behind social and economic progress. 

• Dialectical Materialism 
• Secularism 
• Biological Evolution 
• Realism 

This branch of philosophy studies the concept of knowledge. 

• Metaphysics
• Empiricism 
• Epistemology 
• Theology 

An argument that is logically unsound.

• Fallacy 
• Truth 
• Precept
• Mission 

the belief that faith and reason are independent or at odds with one another

• Correspondence Theory
• Syllogism 
• Rationality 
• Fideism 

The philosophical belief that reality is composed solely of matter and that all phenomena can be explained in terms of natural causes

• Non-Naturalsim 
• Realsim 
• Supernaturalism 
• Naturalism 

The belief that everything is a part of God and is spiritual in essence. 

• Non-naturalism
• Naturalism
• Materialism
• Supernaturalism

Which option is not a view on the mind/body problem?

• Materialistic Monism
• Spiritual Monism 
• Dualism 
• Popism 

the belief that propositions do not mirror reality and should therefore be treated as tools and judged only by their practical consequences

• Pragmatism 
• Utilitarianism 
• Modal Logic 
• Kantianism