Philosophical Latin Phrases

1. A contrariis - To the contrary (Philosophical term used in logic)
2. A posse ad esse - From possibility to reality (Philosophical term)
3. A posteriori - After the fact (Legal term - actions after the fact - also philosophical term: from what is before - Inductive reasoning)
4. A priori - Before the fact (Legal term - Actions before the fact - First speech - Philosophical term: from what is before - Deductive reasoning)
5. Ab absurdo - From the absurd (Philosophical term - used in logic to argue that the oposing position is absurd)
6. Ab esse ad posse valet consequentia - As a consequence of the reality, it is a possibility (Philosophical term - Since it is real, it is possible).
7. Aliquid quo nihil maius cognitari posit - Somthing which nothing greater can be conceived (Philosophical term - Saint Anselm's argument of the existance of God)
8. Argumentum a pari - Argument by similarity (Philosophical term used in logic - Argument from similar propositions)
9. Argumentum ad baculum - Argument by the cane (Legal and Philosophical term - Argument by force or threat)
10. Argumentum ad consequentiam - Argument to the consequences (Legal and Philosophical term)
11. Argumentum ad cruneman - Argument to the purse (Legal and Philosophical term - A fallacy that says that something must be true because he who makes it is rich - Compare with argumentum ad lazarum)
12. Argumentum ad ignorantiam - Argument from ignorance (Philosophical term)
13. Argumentum ad lazarum - Argument to poverty (Legal and Philosophical term - A fallacy that says that something must be true because he who makes it is poor - Compare with argumentum ad cruneman)
14. Argumentum ad logicam - Argument to logic (Philosophical term)
15. Argumentum ad novitatem - Argument to novelty (Philosophical term - Argument which holds that an idea is correct or better simply because it is more modern)
16. Argumentum petitio Principii - Argument of asking for the beginning (Philosophical term - Fallacy in which one person uses the conclusion as one of the premises to prove his conclusion. It is also called "begging the question", "circular argument" and "vicious circle". In Plato's Phaedo, Socrates incurs such fallacy trying to prove that the soul is immortal)
17. Beatus ille quem vivere in locus amoenus et carpe diem - Fortunate is the one who lives in a pleasant place and captures the day. (Philosophical term - A mix of several famous phrases to describe a simple way of live: to be happy, without seeking more wealth than those who are around you)
18. Condicio sine qua non - Condition without which it could not be (Legal and Philosophical term)
19. Cum hoc ergo propter hoc - With this, therefore because of this (Philosophical Term - A fallacy that confuses cause and effect)
20. De nihilo nihil fit - You cannot make anything out of nothing (Philosophical term)

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