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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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TTTA extracted 37 structured relationships around First principle. Examples in this analysis include First principle → is a → basic proposition or assumption that cannot be deduced from any other proposition or assumption and First principle → is a → axiom that cannot be deduced from any other within that system. The table shows each extracted connection, where it came from and its confidence.
| Subject | Predicate | Object | Confidence | Src |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| First principle | is a | basic proposition or assumption that cannot be deduced from any other proposition or assumption | 0.90 | text |
| First principle | is a | axiom that cannot be deduced from any other within that system | 0.90 | text |
| empirical model | instance of | if it starts directly at the level of established science and does not make assumptions | 0.80 | text |
| parameter fitting | instance of | if it starts directly at the level of established science and does not make assumptions | 0.80 | text |
| empirical model | instance of | if it starts directly at the level of established laws of physics and does not make assumptions | 0.80 | text |
| fitting parameters.For example | instance of | if it starts directly at the level of established laws of physics and does not make assumptions | 0.80 | text |
| 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 approach | instance of | if it starts directly at the level of established laws of physics and does not make assumptions | 0.80 | text |
| First principle | related to Ancient Greek philosophy | In | 0.60 | section |
| First principle | related to Ancient Greek philosophy | Greek | 0.60 | section |
| First principle | related to Ancient Greek philosophy | By | 0.60 | section |
| First principle | related to Ancient Greek philosophy | The | 0.60 | section |
| First principle | related to Ancient Greek philosophy | Hesiod | 0.60 | section |
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For First principle, one of the stronger structural bridges in this analysis connects First principle with Overview. Bridges highlight paths between different parts of the map and can reveal research angles that are easy to miss in a flat list.
TTTA analyzes the structure around First principle to surface related topics, entities, relationships, concept neighborhoods and bridge connections. Use the map to explore areas such as Science & Products, including less central topics that may reveal useful research gaps. Automatically extracted connections are research leads rather than rewritten encyclopedia content.
Source: Wikipedia — First principle · EN edition · Analysis: TopicsToTalkAbout