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The consideration of social dimensions of knowledge in relation to philosophy started in 380 B.C.E with Plato’s dialogue: Charmides. [2] This dialogue included Socrates' argument about whether anyone is capable of examining if another man's claim that he knows something, is true or not. [1]
A belief is basic if it is justified directly, meaning that its validity does not depend on the support of other beliefs. [l] A belief is non-basic if it is justified by another belief. [126] For example, the belief that it rained last night is a non-basic belief if it is inferred from the observation that the street is wet. [127]
Monoculturalism is the policy or process of supporting, advocating, or allowing the expression of the culture of a single social or ethnic group. [1] It generally stems from beliefs within the dominant group that their cultural practices are superior to those of minority groups [2] and is often related to the concept of ethnocentrism, which involves judging another culture based on the values ...
A belief is a subjective attitude that something is true or a state of affairs is the case. A subjective attitude is a mental state of having some stance, take, or opinion about something. [1]
The following outline is provided as an overview of and topical guide to the discipline of sociology: . Sociology – the study of society [1] using various methods of empirical investigation [2] and critical analysis [3] to understand human social activity, from the micro level of individual agency and interaction to the macro level of systems and social structure.
A school of thought, or intellectual tradition, is the perspective of a group of people who share common characteristics of opinion or outlook of a philosophy, [1] discipline, belief, social movement, economics, cultural movement, or art movement. [2]
Sociology is the scientific study of human society that focuses on society, human social behavior, patterns of social relationships, social interaction, and aspects of culture associated with everyday life.
The terms empirical and observable are closely related and sometimes used as synonyms. [ 19 ] There is an active debate in contemporary philosophy of science as to what should be regarded as observable or empirical in contrast to unobservable or merely theoretical objects.