The Problems of Philosophy Glossary

The Problems of Philosophy Glossary

Fallacious

Based on a mistaken belief; logically unsound.

Induction

Reasoning from specific instances to form a general principle.

Paroxysm

A sudden attack or violent expression of a particular emotion or activity.

Palliate

To make a disease or its symptoms less severe without removing the cause.

Apotheosis

The highest point in the development of something; a climax.

Incorrigible

Not able to be corrected, improved, or reformed.

Somnambulism

The act of walking while asleep.

Recrudescence

The recurrence of an undesirable condition.

Pulchritude

Physical beauty.

Progeny

Offspring or descendants of a person, animal, or plant.

Suffusion

The gradual spread of something, especially color or liquid, over a surface.

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