doxastic (from Greek doxa, 'belief'), of or pertaining to belief. A...

doxastic holism See HOLISM.

doxastic voluntarism See VOLUNTARISM.

doxographers compilers of and commentators on the opinions of ancient Greek...

dravya in Indian philosophies, substance. In Nyaya-Vaishesika all living and non-living...

dravyasat (Sanskrit, 'existence as a thing' or, more loosely, 'primary existence'),...

dream argument See DESCARTES. Dretske, Fred (b.1932), American philosopher best known for...

dual-aspect theory See PHILOSOPHY OF MIND.

dual-attribute theory See PHILOSOPHY OF MIND.

dualism the view that reality consists of two disparate parts. The...

dualism, Cartesian See DUALISM, PHILOSOPHY OF. MIN.

dualism, ethical See ZOROASTRIANISM. Ducasse, C(urt) J(ohn) (1881–1969), Frenchborn American philosopher of...

duck – rabbit See FIGURE – GROUND. Duhem, Pierre-Maurice-Marie (1861–1916), French physicist who...

Duhem-Quine thesis See DUHEM.

Duhem thesis See DUHEM.

Dummett Michael A. E. (b.1925), British philosopher of language, logic, and...

dunamis also dynamis (Greek, 'power', 'capacity'), as used by pre-Socratics such...

Duns Scotus John (1266–1308), Scottish Franciscan metaphysician and philosophical theologian. He lectured...

Dutch book a bet or combination of bets whereby the bettor is...

Dutch book argument the argument that a rational person's degrees of belief must...

Dutch book theorem the proposition that anyone who (a) counts a bet on...

duty what a person is obligated or required to do. Duties...

du Vair Guillaume (1556–1621), French philosopher, bishop, and political figure. Du Vair...

Dworkin Ronald M. (b.1931), American jurist, political philosopher, and a central...

Dyad See ACADEMY.

dynamic logic a branch of logic in which, in addition to the...

dynamis See DUNAMIS, ENERGEIA.

dynamism See BOSCOVICH.

dispositions to overt behavior See the discussion. of content externalism below.) One objection to...

demons The term demon is derived from the Greek word daimōn,...