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In contemporary philosophy, a brute fact is a fact that cannot be explained in terms of a deeper, more "fundamental" fact. [ 1 ] [ 2 ] There are two main ways to explain something: say what "brought it about", or describe it at a more "fundamental" level.
An explanation is a set of statements usually constructed to describe a set of facts that clarifies the causes, context, and consequences of those facts. It may establish rules or laws, and clarifies the existing rules or laws in relation to any objects or phenomena examined.
Two wrongs make a right – assuming that, if one wrong is committed, another wrong will rectify it. [113] Vacuous truth – a claim that is technically true but meaningless, in the form no A in B has C, when there is no A in B. For example, claiming that no mobile phones in the room are on when there are no mobile phones in the room.
Wikipedia:Verification methods – listing examples of the most common ways that citations are used in Wikipedia articles; Wikipedia:Citing sources/Example edits for different methods – showing comparative edit mode representations for different citation methods and techniques.
{{Example needed}} to mark individual phrases or sentences which require examples for clarification {} to mark individual phrases or sections which require further explanation for general (i.e. non-expert) readers {{Non sequitur}} to mark individual mentions of someone or something in an out-of-context way, the relevance of which is unclear
For example, knowing that "all bachelors are unmarried" is a priori knowledge because no sensory experience is necessary to confirm this fact even though experience was needed to learn the meanings of the words "bachelor" and "unmarried". [66] It is difficult to explain how a priori knowledge is possible and some empiricists deny it exists. It ...
Use after a statement of a time period in an article that is so vague or ambiguous you do not understand which period is being referred to. Template parameters [Edit template data] This template prefers inline formatting of parameters. Parameter Description Type Status Month and year date The month and year you added this template to the article, use the full month name and four digit year, e ...
Some examples of simulacra that Baudrillard cited were: that prisons simulate the "truth" that society is free; scandals (e.g., Watergate) simulate that corruption is corrected; Disney simulates that the U.S. itself is an adult place. Though such examples seem extreme, such extremity is an important part of Baudrillard's theory.