User:Dpleibovitz/sandbox/Assumption

Assumptions are things assumed to be true in a domain of reasoning, and often at its most fundamental level. For example, that all matter is composed of earth, water, air, fire, and aether. Reasoning demands assumptions to get off the ground, so these are kept to a minimum to minimize endless debate.

, whether explicit or implicit. However, they are often given different names which hides their questionable truth status. Eventually, they are taken for granted and lost to the implicit.

Initial assumptions allow an argument to get off the ground, concluding assumptions can define a line of research, and many other assumptions influence day-to-day decision making. This category does not suggest that any assumption is false, only that at times, not questioning or uncovering these assumptions and their domains can lead to falsehood and ignorance, and of course, needless disagreement. Assumptions are a possible source of conflict.

Ab initio Axioms Brute fact First principle Intelligibility (philosophy) Law of noncontradiction - many laws are assumptions Law of thought Notion (philosophy) Primitive notion Principles Reasoning system

By stipulation, decree. definition, etc.

From wikt:Thesaurus:have opinion Verb Sense: to think; to have or hold as an opinion Synonyms

accept as true be of the opinion conceive opine reckon think   [Thesaurus:think]

Hyponyms

suppose   [Thesaurus:suppose]

Hypernyms

believe

Various

estimate

Subcategories

 * Category:Assumptions
 * Category:A priori
 * Logical truth‎
 * Self-evidence
 * Category:Conjectures
 * Category:Disproved conjectures‎
 * Category:Undecidable conjectures
 * [[:Category:Evaluation}} - which evaluation method?
 * Importance
 * Prioritization
 * Category:Framing (social sciences)‎
 * Category:Measurement - data is theory laden
 * Category:Misconceptions - ignorance
 * Predeclared


 * Category:Foundations of mathematics - choice of foundation
 * Relationship between mathematics and physics
 * Category:Hypotheses
 * Category:Mathematical axioms
 * Category:Principles
 * Category:Rules
 * Category:Codes of conduct
 * Category:Cultural conventions: Formality, Ritual,
 * Category:Parting traditions‎
 * Category:Simplification‎
 * Category:Simplifications
 * Category:Adages, many named "law", "effect", "principle", razor
 * Category:Independence results - so arbitrary fork/choice
 * Category:Independence results - so arbitrary fork/choice

Categoies
Commented out for draft...

 Category:Reasoning Category:Arguments Category:Ignorance Category:Beginnings Category:Belief Category:Conflict (process)