Terminology Tuesday: Categorical Imperative
Categorical Imperative: The supreme principle of morality, according to Immanuel Kant. Kant distinguished between a hypothetical imperative, which commands an action conditionally
Terminology Tuesday: Holism
Holism: A term used in epistemology for theories of meaning and justification that emphasize systematic interconnections. Theories that view meaning as determined by the relations
Terminology Tuesday: Abduction
Abduction: An argument form that trades on giving the best explanation for a state of affairs, given the appropriate criteria. This is sometimes called “the inference to
Glossary of Philosophical, Ethical, and Biblical Terms
In conjunction with our series of posts for Terminology Tuesday, here is a more comprehensive quick-and-useful guide to philosophical, ethical, and biblical terms by Norman Geisler