infinite analysis, doctrine of See LEIBNIZ.

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

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.

in rebus realism See METAPHYSICAL REALISM.

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.

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

instrumental rationality See RATIONALITY.

instrumental value See VALUE.

insufficient reason See PRINCIPLE OF INSUFFICIENT. REASO.

intelligible world See KANT.

intension the meaning or connotation of an expression, as opposed to...

intension, compositional See LEWIS, DAVID.

intensionality failure of extensionality. A linguistic context is extensional if and...

intensional logic that part of deductive logic which treats arguments whose validity...

intensive magnitude See MAGNITUDE.

intention, (1) a characteristic of action, as when one acts intentionally...