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First principle

In philosophy and science, a first principle is a basic proposition or assumption that cannot be deduced from any other proposition or assumption. First principles in philosophy are from first cause attitudes and taught by Aristotelians, and nuanced versions of first principles are referred to as postulates by Kantians.

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related to Ancient Greek philosophy · 11
First principle → Ancient Greek, Arche, Aristotle, By, Greek, Hesiod, In, Orphism, Plato, Pre-Socratic, The
related to Further reading · 8
First principle → Actus Essendi, Einsiedler Press, Gonzalez, Habit, New York, Orestes, Thomas Aquinas Archived, Wayback Machine
related to In formal logic · 6
First principle → All, Euclid's Elements, For, In, Socrates, The
related to In physics · 3
First principle → For, In, Schrödinger
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First principle → axiom that cannot be deduced from any other within that system, basic proposition or assumption that cannot be deduced from any other proposition or assumption
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First principleis aaxiom that cannot be deduced from any other within that system0.90text
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parameter fittinginstance ofif it starts directly at the level of established science and does not make assumptions0.80text
empirical modelinstance ofif it starts directly at the level of established laws of physics and does not make assumptions0.80text
fitting parameters.For exampleinstance ofif it starts directly at the level of established laws of physics and does not make assumptions0.80text
calculation of electronic structure using the Schrödinger equation within a set of approximations that do not include fitting the model to experimental data is an ab initio approachinstance ofif it starts directly at the level of established laws of physics and does not make assumptions0.80text
First principlerelated to Ancient Greek philosophyIn0.60section
First principlerelated to Ancient Greek philosophyGreek0.60section
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