
Knowledge, Reality, and Value: A Mostly Common Sense Guide to Philosophy

Propositions are things that can be true or false
Michael Huemer • Knowledge, Reality, and Value: A Mostly Common Sense Guide to Philosophy
physical possibility (which applies to things that are consistent with all the physical laws,
Michael Huemer • Knowledge, Reality, and Value: A Mostly Common Sense Guide to Philosophy
“validity” does not require the premises of the argument to be correct,
Michael Huemer • Knowledge, Reality, and Value: A Mostly Common Sense Guide to Philosophy
generalizes from particular cases. Example:
Michael Huemer • Knowledge, Reality, and Value: A Mostly Common Sense Guide to Philosophy
epistemic possibility (which applies to things that are consistent with everything we know)
Michael Huemer • Knowledge, Reality, and Value: A Mostly Common Sense Guide to Philosophy
They can be necessary or contingent.
Michael Huemer • Knowledge, Reality, and Value: A Mostly Common Sense Guide to Philosophy
an intuition is a mental state that you have in which something just seems true to you, upon reflecting on it intellectually, in a way that does not depend upon your going through an argument for it.
Michael Huemer • Knowledge, Reality, and Value: A Mostly Common Sense Guide to Philosophy
Science, by contrast, does not appeal to supernatural knowledge sources to justify its theories. It appeals most prominently to observation, especially specialized observations.
Michael Huemer • Knowledge, Reality, and Value: A Mostly Common Sense Guide to Philosophy
“Neutrality” is a matter of not taking a stand on a controversial issue.