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The difference concerns what is being reduced. Analytic reduction concerns concepts and language whereas ontological reduction concerns the nature of beings/ existence. Analytic reduction involves showing th...

Metaphysical possibility is one way of thinking about the possibility of something being the case, a way that is often of special relevance to philosophers. If you think about it, we often use the phrase ‘x ...

The knowledge argument purports to show that the human mind is not a physical thing by showing that no amount of physical information can capture all the information there is about it. It invites us to consi...

This is a branch of Philosophy that deals with experience and where our ideas of things come from' Empiricism' is Greek for experience. It's probably best discussed by the 17th and 18th century thinkers John...

Utilitarianism is the concept that morality is concerned with the best possible consequences for bringing about happiness, for the greatest number of people. A deontological, ‘duty based’ approach provides a...