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• Logic
  ...es by means of [[syllogism]]s that consisted of two propositions sharing a common term as premise, and a conclusion which was a proposition involving the two ...Argumentation theory is now applied in [[artificial intelligence]] and [[law]].
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• Jewish philosophy
  ...life. As religious philosophy, it investigates those philosophical notions common to Judaism, Christianity, and Islam, such as the existence of God, the divi ...nt that he felt might obscure monotheism, or might interfere with Jewish [[law]]. He wanted to present a religious system at once lofty and pure and in fu
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• Books
  ...and therefore cannot read and write at the same time. The only volumen in common usage today is the Jewish Torah. ...ular develops (courtly poetry, novels, etc.). Commercial scriptoria became common, and the profession of book seller came into being, sometimes dealing inter
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• Culture
  ...en (1985) writes of the "symbolic gloss" which allows social actors to use common symbols to communicate and understand each other while still imbuing these *''"Stop, in the name of the law!"''—Stock phrase uttered to the [[antagonist]]s by the [[sheriff]] or [[m
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• Gossip
  ...al]] or [[private]] affairs of others. It forms one of the oldest and most common means of sharing (unproven) [[fact]]s and views, but also has a reputation The word is from Old [[English]] godsibb, from god and sibb, the term for godparents, i.e. a child's godfa
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• Cultural
  ...en (1985) writes of the "symbolic gloss" which allows social actors to use common symbols to communicate and understand each other while still imbuing these *''"Stop, in the name of the law!"''—Stock phrase uttered to the [[antagonist]]s by the [[sheriff]] or [[m
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• Communism
  ...establishment of an egalitarian, classless, stateless [[society]] based on common ownership and control of the means of production and property in general.[1 ...More]] in his treatise [[Utopia]] (1516) dreamed about societies based on common ownership of [[property]].
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• Monotheism
  ...Istituto di Studi Bizantini e Neoellenici. Università di Roma, 1978) The English term was first used by [[Henry More]]. ...are just different names or forms for the single [[God]]. This approach is common in [[Hinduism]], e.g. in Smartism. "''Exclusive monotheism''", on the other
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• Power (sociology)
  ...r. In some ways it more closely resembles what everyday [[English language|English]]-speakers call "[[Social influence|influence]]", although some authors (li ...h words mean "to be able", and this meaning reflects on the meaning of the English word "power". A second French word is "''puissance''", which means more pot
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• Anger
  ...iately stop the threatening [[behavior]] of an outside [[force]].[3] The [[English]] term originally comes from the term angr of Old Norse language.[4] ...of anger, named "hasty and sudden anger" by Joseph Butler, an 18th century English bishop, is connected to the impulse for self-preservation. It is shared bet
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• Magic
  ...seven ''artes magicae'' or ''artes prohibitae'', arts prohibited by canon law, as expounded by [[Johannes Hartlieb]] in 1456, their sevenfold partition r ...most commonly associated with the resurgence of magical tradition in the [[English]] speaking world of the 20th century. Other, similar [[movements]] took pla
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• Academic
  ...the term to describe certain types of institutions of higher learning. The English adopted the form '''academy''' while the French adopted the forms '''acadè ..., though in some [[professional]] and [[Creativity|creative]] fields it is common for scholars and teachers to have only master's degrees.
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• Totalitarianism
  One of the first to use the term "totalitarianism" in the [[English]] language was the Austrian writer [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Franz_Bor ...all [[actions]] of the state could be justified by appeal to Nature or the Law of History and justify their establishment of authoritarian state apparatus
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• Earth
  ...and half a billion years later, the [[last universal common ancestor|last common ancestor of all life]] existed. ...t a little more than 47% of the Earth's crust consists of oxygen. The more common rock constituents of the [[Earth's crust]] are nearly all oxides; chlorine,
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• Humanity
  ...rface by applying pressure from a tool, or moving a tool across a surface. Common tools are [[graphite]] [[pencil]]s, [[pen and ink]], [[ink]]ed [[brush]]es, Shakespeare wrote some of the greatest works in English literature.
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• 2009-07-21-Use the Network of God's Love
  I've just been worried for some time about my son and daughter-in-law, and they don't live in a healthy way...they don't eat in a healthy way, ei ...in-law doesn't like anyone to tell her anything...especially her mother-in-law, so...I think that they've got it now, so they know what he's allergic to..
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• Chapter 2/Amnesia Factor
  I get 'lawyer ... defense law, or defending the underdog, yet in law." After a short pause, "Near Biblical times, again I
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• Nature
  ...Generally, these senses match rather well the current senses in which the English word ''nature'' is used, as confirmed by Guthrie, W.K.C. ''Presocratic Trad Properties common to terrestrial organisms ([[plant]]s, [[animal]]s, [[fungi]], [[protist]]s,
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• Meditation
  ...dispersed. Some meditative traditions, such as [[yoga]] or [[tantra]], are common to several religions or occur outside religious contexts. "Do not let this Book of the Law depart from your mouth; meditate on it day and night, so that you may be ca
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• Determinism
  ...ure events are necessitated by past and present events combined with the [[law]]s of [[nature]]. Such determinism is sometimes illustrated by the thought ...s of determinist theses, e.g. bio-environmental determinism, are even more common. Addiction Specialist Dr. Drew Pinski relates addiction to biological deter
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