Philosophy of religion key words - part 1

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Knowledge which is not based on sense experience
A priori
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Any knowledge which is dependent on sense experience
A posteriori
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A grammatical term which refers to the description of a concept.
Predicate
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A formula that is always true on any interpretation of its terms
Tautology
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One who believes all knowledge is ultimately based on sense experience
Empiricist
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(Latin - through type and difference): Aristotle's method for defining things.
Per genus et per differentia
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What brought it about?
Efficient cause
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What is it made of?
Material cause
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What form does it have?
Formal cause
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Beyond our everyday experience of the world
Transcendent
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Present in the world of our normal experience
Immanent
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Assumes that something has a goal and reason for being
Purposive
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What is a thing's purpose?
Final cause
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A term used to describe any theory in which everything is related to its goal or purpose
Teleology
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Aristotle's God
Prime Mover
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Any knowledge which is dependent on sense experience

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A grammatical term which refers to the description of a concept.

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A formula that is always true on any interpretation of its terms

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One who believes all knowledge is ultimately based on sense experience

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