defeater

defeater
a belief which, if proved to be true, would imply outright or indirectly that another belief were false

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  • Defeater — For the hardcore punk band, see Defeater (band). In epistemology, a defeater is a belief B1 that is held to be incompatible with another belief B2, hence arguments or evidence supporting B1 can be used to refute B2. An undercutting defeater is B1 …   Wikipedia

  • Defeater (band) — Defeater Origin Boston, Massachusetts, USA Genres Melodic hardcore, Hardcore punk Years active 2004 (2004)–present …   Wikipedia

  • defeater — See defeat. * * * …   Universalium

  • defeater — n. one that beats, conqueror, winner …   English contemporary dictionary

  • defeater — …   Useful english dictionary

  • defeat — defeater, n. /di feet /, v.t. 1. to overcome in a contest, election, battle, etc.; prevail over; vanquish: They defeated the enemy. She defeated her brother at tennis. 2. to frustrate; thwart. 3. to eliminate or deprive of something expected: The …   Universalium

  • Evolutionary argument against naturalism — The Evolutionary argument against naturalism (sometimes abbreviated EAAN) is a philosophical argument that metaphysical naturalism when combined with contemporary evolutionary accounts of the origin of human life is self defeating. [Alvin… …   Wikipedia

  • Dear Father (song) — Dear Father Single by Defeater from the album Empty Days Sleepless Nights …   Wikipedia

  • Songbook (Nick Hornby book) — 31 Songs (published in the United States of America as Songbook ) is a 2002 collection of 26 essays by English writer Nick Hornby about songs and (more often) the particular emotional resonance they carry for him. In the UK, Sony released a stand …   Wikipedia

  • Molinism — Not to be confused with the quietist doctrine of Miguel de Molinos. Luis Molina Molinism, named after 16th Century Jesuit theologian Luis de Molina, is a religious doctrine which attempts to reconcile the providence of God with human free will.… …   Wikipedia

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