mind, causal theory of See FUNCTIONALISM.

mind, philosophy of See PHILOSOPHY OF MIND.

mind– body problem See PHILOSOPHY OF MIND.

ming Chinese term meaning 'fate', 'mandate'. In general, ming is what...

ming chia See SCHOOL OF NAMES.

minimalist theory of truth See TRUTH.

minimax strategy See MAXIMIN STRATEGY.

Minkowski space-time See RELATIVITY, SPACE -. TIM.

minor premise See SYLLOGISM.

minor term See SYLLOGISM.

minute perceptions, doctrine of See LEIBNIZ.

miracle an extraordinary event brought about by God. In the medieval...

Miskawayh (936–c.1030), Persian courtierstatesman, historian, physician, and advocate of Greek and...

misplaced concreteness, fallacy of See WHITEHEAD.

Mitfreude See VALUE.

mixed hypothetical syllogism See SYLLOGISM.

M’Naghten rule a rule in Anglo-American criminal law defining legal insanity for...

mnemic causation a type of causation in which, in order to explain...

modalities, alethic See ALETHIC MODALITIES.

modality the manner in which a proposition (or statement) describes or...

modality, iterated See ALETHIC MODALITIES.

modality, practical See FREE WILL PROBLEM.

modality, problematic See MODALITY.

modality de dicto See ESSENTIALISM.

modality de re See ESSENTIALISM.

modal logic the study of the logic of the operators 'it is...

modal logic of programs See DYNAMIC LOGIC.

modal realism See LEWIS, DAVID.

modal square of opposition See CONTINGENT.

mode (from Latin modus, 'way', 'fashion'), a term used in many...