Inference to the best explanation an inference by which one concludes that something is the...

Inferential justification See FOUNDATIONALISM.

Inferential knowledge a kind of 'indirect' knowledge, namely, knowledge based on or...

Infima species (Latin 'lowest species'), a species that is not a genus of...

Infinitary logic the logic of expressions of infinite length. Quine has advanced...

Infinite analysis, doctrine of See LEIBNIZ.

Infinite regress argument a distinctively philosophical kind of argument purporting to show that...

Infinite, actual See ARISTOTLE.

Infinity in set theory, the property of a set whereby it...

Infinity, axiom of See SET THEORY.

Informal fallacy an error of reasoning or tactic of argument that can...

Informal logic also called practical logic, the use of logic to identify,...

Information-theoretic semantics See PHILOSOPHY. OF MIN. information theory, also called communication theory,...

Informed consent voluntary agreement in the light of relevant information, especially by...

Ingarden Roman Witold (1893–1970), the leading Polish phenomenologist, who taught in...

Inherent value See VALUE.

Innate idea See IDEA.

Innatism See CAMBRIDGE PLATONISTS.

Inner converse See CONVERSE, OUTER AND INNER.

Inscrutability of reference See INDETERMINACY OF. TRANSLATIO. insolubilia, sentences embodying a semantic antinomy...

Instantiation See PROPERTY.

Instantiation, universal See UNIVERSAL INSTANTIA -. TIO. institution. (1) An organization such...

Institutional theory of art the view that something becomes an artwork by virtue of...

Instrumental conditioning See CONDITIONING.

Instrumental rationality See RATIONALITY.

Instrumental sign See SEMIOSIS.

Instrumental value See VALUE.

Instrumentalism in its most common meaning, a kind of anti-realistic view...

Insufficient reason See PRINCIPLE OF INSUFFICIENT. REASO.

Intelligible world See KANT.