PP111 Epistemology Theories

Incompatibility Theory

Something cannot simultaneously change while staying the same

Compatibility Theory

If something changes insignificantly, it can still stay the same

Idealism

Everything that exists is mental or spiritual

Traditional Theory of the self

A non-physical identity persists throughout physical and psychological changes

Qualitative Identity

Two things are the same only if they have the same characteristics

Numerical Identity

Two things are the same if they're continuous, regardless of qualitative change

Onipa

A human being exists of a certain moral and social standing. You do not automatically qualify as a person from birth—you must earn your social standing

Bundle theory of the self

Selves are a sum of psychological characteristics that can change over time but remain the same

Realism

An entity is real, but it cannot be reduced to its elements

Eliminativism

An entity is real, but only defined by the elements that make it up

Reductionism

An entity is not real, only its elements are

Relative theory of persons/selves

Rationalism

Rationalist Theory of knowledge

Rationalist theory of concepts

Empiricism

Empiricist theory of knowledge

Empiricist theory of concepts

Fallibilism

Foundationalism

Skepticism

Social Epistemology