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    Introduction To Philosophy Key Term

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    This document defines key philosophical terms: - Human being refers to man as a species distinct from other animals. - Human person refers to an individual with awareness, self-determination, and the ability to interact with others. - Self refers to an individual who is actively aware of perceiving and experiencing reality. It also defines terms related to knowledge, such as facts, claims, opinions, conclusions, beliefs, explanations, arguments, fallacies, and bias.

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    This document defines key philosophical terms: - Human being refers to man as a species distinct from other animals. - Human person refers to an individual with awareness, self-determination, and the ability to interact with others. - Self refers to an individual who is actively aware of perceiving and experiencing reality. It also defines terms related to knowledge, such as facts, claims, opinions, conclusions, beliefs, explanations, arguments, fallacies, and bias.

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    This document defines key philosophical terms: - Human being refers to man as a species distinct from other animals. - Human person refers to an individual with awareness, self-determination, and the ability to interact with others. - Self refers to an individual who is actively aware of perceiving and experiencing reality. It also defines terms related to knowledge, such as facts, claims, opinions, conclusions, beliefs, explanations, arguments, fallacies, and bias.

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    Introduction to Philosophy Key Term

     This term refers to man as a species and distinguishes man from other animals.- Human
    being
     This refers to the totality of an individual who possesses awareness, self-determination, and
    the capacity to interact with others. -Human Person
     This refers to an individual who is actively aware that he or she is perceiving and experiencing
    reality- Self
     This refers to the ability of the person to experience an “inner world” that is defined by
    personal thoughts and ideas.- interiority
     This is the capability to act and be aware of one’s actions. -self-awareness
     This enables the person to act whenever he or she wants to and makes self-determination
    possible. -externality
     . This is the capability to reach out and interact with others and the world.- self-determination
     This is the inherent value of a person which cannot be expressed in quantifiable terms.-
    dignity
     This is the intangible element, and reach out to the outside world and others. -spirit
     This is the ability to surpass limits. – transcendence

     It is clear awareness and understanding of something. -knowledge


     It is a clear awareness and understanding of something, through knowing that we
    are able to determine what is true- Knowledge

    This simply means that we know is what is observable or evident in the real world.
    For example, we say that "I know that fish live in water" because fish do live in
    water. - Facts

    There are statements, however, that are not evidently or immediately known to be
    true. For example, we can say that "I know that my school is the best school in the
    city. this statement needs to be examined to determine whether they true or false.-
    Claim

    These are statements that go beyond providing facts. They also provide conclusions
    or perspectives regarding certain situations.a. Opinion
    This is a judgement based on certain facts. The facts that form the bases of
    judgement.- Conclusion

    If a person states "I believe that God put me on this earth to spread His message of
    love", we will find it difficult to prove his or her statement as truthful if we rely on
    facts. -Beliefs

    These are statements that assume a claim is true and provide reasons to support
    them.-Explanations

    This is a series of statements that provide reasons to convince a person that a claim
    or opinion is truthful.-Arguments

    These are arguments based on faulty reasoning. Some of these are intentional, as
    the person making a claim is desperate to convince you to accept his or her
    argument. -Fallacies

    These are tendencies or influences that affect the views of people. It cannot be
    avoided in any discussion or debate- Bias

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