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    Challenges→All philosopher-variants of 'Every German philosopher is European' are true, provided their subject idea is non-empty.

    Therefore, non-emptiness of the subject idea is insufficient to guarantee truth across all philosopher-variants when the substituted idea is internally contradictory with the predicate.

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    Key Terms

    Truth(Horkheimer's critical theory epistemology)
    The relation of propositions to reality, where both human conceptual activity and an independent reality are given equal weight.
    internally contradictory(as used in logic)
    When something contains conflicting ideas that cannot both be true at the same time—like saying 'it is raining and not raining' simultaneously.
    non-emptiness of the subject idea(as used in logic and metaphysics)
    The idea being discussed actually refers to something real or meaningful, rather than being completely made-up or meaningless.
    philosopher-variants(as used in comparative philosophy)
    Different versions or interpretations of philosophical ideas, or different philosophical systems being compared to each other.
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    (Logical/grammatical ontology in Eisagoge)
    Either a sound signifying a meaning or a meaning signified by a certain sound
    sufficient condition(Used in the context of whether intrinsic properties can define species membership)
    A property whose presence guarantees membership in or applicability of a category, such that having the property entails belonging to the species or class

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