Vocabulary

As we look at the world of philosophy, we will encounter some terms that seem strange. Some we know, some will have new definitions, some will be strange indeed.

The following list will be defined over the next few weeks.  As more topics are explored, the list will grow.

a posteriori
a priori
abstract
absurd
ad hoc
ad hominem
ad infinitum
agnosticism
annihilate
apodictic
apologetics
argument atheism axiology being cosmological   cosmological argument deduction defacto deism deontology dialectic dogmatism dualism emanation empiricism epistemological predicates epistemology equivocal eternal ex nihilo existentialism extrinsic value fallacy finite foundationalism gnosticism hedonism idealism immanent immortality induction infinite intrinsic value intutionism law of non-contradiction logic metaphysics mysticism natural revelation naturalism nihilism noetic effects (of sin) non-sequitur objectify objective ockman's razor ontological   ontological argument ontology panentheism pantheism perception pluralism polytheism pragmatism principles of parsimony rationalism realism relativism skepticism special revelation subjective subjectivism syllogism tautology teleological teleology temporal theism transcendent unequivocal univocal