Terms
A term when understood not in logic, but as a product of the first act of the mind is called this
The nine categories that are not "substance" are called these
The philosophy that holds that no natures exist, and we only arbitrarily confer names upon things to comfort us in the face of a meaningless and uncaring universe
What is "nominalism"?
The first act of the mind
What is simple apprehension?
The fallacy that reduces an argument to two binary options, when other options are available.
What is Black and White? (Either/Or)
The way in which the underlined term is used in the following: "The rain is coming down hard; let's wait until the rain stops."
What is "univocally"?
The predicable that describes the broader category to which a thing belongs
What is genus?
The fundamental difference between Aristotelian (Moderate) Realism and Platonic (Extreme) Realism
What is "the 'location' of natures"?
The second and third acts of the mind
What are judgment and understanding?
If you suggest that nothing can be trusted that Marcus says, whether about politics, cooking, etc... because he's a bad electrician, you're committing this flavor of Ad Hominem
What is Poisoning the Well?
The single term represented by these words: "that pair of pears over there sitting on top of the chair"
What is collective?
The categories missing from this list:
substance, quantity, quality, _____, place, posture, ______, _______, action, passion
What are time, relation, and possession?
The philosophy that holds that the most real things are those which exist in the mind, regardless of whether things exist outside of the mind or not
What is "idealism"?
The product of the second act of the mind
What is a judgment?
This fallacy:
"Russia is a big country because it is made up of big people."What is Composition?
The type of term that refers to the nature of a thing, rather than a specific thing itself, as in "man is a rational animal"
What is universal?
"Laughing" is this kind of predicable when describing "man", but "blonde" isn't
What is property?
The name for the philosophical controversy/issue arising from the question about how abstractions like "justice" can exist if they can't be found in the world of particulars around us
What is "the problem of universals"?
The product of the third act of the mind in Logic
What is argument?
A flat-earther is told that if the world were flat, all the oceans would pour out into space, and there'd be no water left. He is then taken to the ocean to see for himself that the water is still there. Our flat-earther commits this fallacy when he says, "oh, there must be mountains along the edge of the world that keep the water in!"
What is False Assumption OR Begging the Question OR Non Sequitur?
This kind of term isn't really even a term at all, since it doesn't refer to a specific concept
What is "syncategoregmatic"?
Species of specific difference
The four parts of Plato's divided line, corresponding to the four areas of the Cave
The products of all three acts of the mind in language, ranked alphabetically by the second letter in each word.
What are paragraphs, sentences, and words? OR what are paragraphs, declarative sentences, and words?
This combination of two fallacies (committed by Person B):
Person A: The Church should stop focusing on sublime architecture and art, because it makes believers vain.
Person B: But I'm a believer and so is Chuck and so is Beucephalus Smith III, and we're not vain; therefore the Church should not stop focusing on sublime architecture and art.
What is 1) Hasty Generalization (or Composition or False Assumption) and 2) "Refuting" a Conclusion by Refuting the Premises (or Non Sequitur or False Assumption).