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• Worldview
  *1: a comprehensive [[conception]] or apprehension of the world especially from a specific [[standpoint]] ...s to a wide world [[perception]]. Additionally, it refers to the framework of [[ideas]] and [[beliefs]] through which an individual, group or culture [[i
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• Existence
  The state of being existent. *Being; the fact or state of existing; ‘actual possession of being’ (J.). in existence: as predicate = ‘extant’.
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• Social
  ...reality and what (or how) we can know about it are the object of [[social theory]]. In the absence of agreement about its meaning, the term "social" is used in many different se
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• Analogy
  ...s often, though not necessarily, a similarity, as in the biological notion of analogy. ...example, in face perception. It has been argued that analogy is "the core of cognition" ([[Douglas Hofstadter|Hofstadter]] in Gentner et al. 2001). <br>
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• Richard Maurice Bucke
  ...best known work – ''Cosmic Consciousness'', a classic in the modern study of [[mysticism|mystical]] [[experience]]. ...st to California, working manually at odd jobs along the way. He was part of a traveling party who had to fight for their lives under attack from the [[
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• Albert Einstein
  ...mself in the educational, [[culture|cultural]], and philosophical concerns of his generation. Less known is Einstein's interest and personal engagement i ...entary school. At home a distant relative introduced him to the principles of Judaism and evoked in him such a fervent religious sentiment, that he obser
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• Islamic philosophy
  ...ght|frame|<center>[https://www.fonsvitae.com/ascension.html The Subtleties of Ascension]</center><center>published by [https://www.fonsvitae.com Fons Vit ...e harmony between [[philosophy]] ([[reason]]) and the religious teachings of [[Islam]] ([[faith]]).
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• Inference
  '''Inference''' is the act or process of deriving a [[conclusion]] based solely on what one already knows. ....e. how humans draw conclusions) is traditionally studied within the field of [[cognitive psychology]].
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• Knowledge
  ...wever no single agreed definition of knowledge presently, nor any prospect of one, and there remain numerous competing theories. <center>For lessons on the [[topic]] of '''''Knowledge''''', follow [https://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title
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• African Philosophy
  ...f-absorbed, it can nevertheless provide useful insights into the nature of philosophy in general. ...can philosophy is any philosophy done by Africans (or sometimes, by people of African descent).
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• 1:2 The Reality of God
  ...and Universe|universe of universes]] he is the [[First Source and Center]] of eternal reality. God is neither [[Human|manlike]] nor [[machine]]like. The ...lexander-pope/116304] God may be any or all of these concepts in the minds of men, but he is more. He is a [[Salvation|saving]] [[person]] and a loving F
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• Deduction
  The classic example of deductive reasoning, given by [[Aristotle]], is ...is understood in [[philosophy]], see [[Logic]]. For a technical treatment of deduction as it is understood in [[mathematics]], see [[mathematical logic]
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• Metaphysics
  ...[[being]] and the world. "Metaphysician" is, counterintuitively, the name of someone that studies metaphysics, not metaphysicist. ...ed collections. Aristotle called some of the subjects treated there "first philosophy."
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• Integral
  ...tegral approach''') is a movement that seeks a comprehensive understanding of humans and the universe by combining [[science|scientific]] and [[spiritual ...' mysticism (or [[spirituality]]) are necessary for complete understanding of humans and the [[universe]].
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• Genre
  ...rary composition; the term is also used for any other [[Art#Art forms|form of art]] or [[utterance]]. ...are recognized as either reflecting on or participating in the conventions of genre.
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• Other
  *1a : being the one (as of two or more) remaining or not included <held on with one hand and waved wit ...ept]] in [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Continental_philosophy continental philosophy]; it [[opposes]] the Same. The Other refers, or attempts to refer, to that
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• Dynamic
  *1. Of or pertaining to force producing motion: often opposed to static. *2. Of or pertaining to force in action or operation; active.
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• Consensus
  ...] as, firstly, general agreement and, secondly, group [[Unity|solidarity]] of [[belief]] or [[Feeling|sentiment]]. It has its [[origin]] in a [[Latin]] [ ...umstances action, or the adoption of [[group]] opinion, without resolution of dissent will be rare. A consensus rather than a voting process is often emp
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• Cybernetics
  ...heory. Both in its [[origin]]s and in its [[evolution]] in the second-half of the 20th century, cybernetics is equally applicable to [[physical]] and soc Example of cybernetic [[thinking]]. On the one hand a company is approached as a syste
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• Dilemma
  ...this position has been [[tradition]]ally described as "being on the horns of a dilemma", neither horn being comfortable; or "being between a rock and a ...[Greek]] [[mythology]] who were situated on opposite sides of the [[Strait of Messina]] between Sicily and Calabria, in Italy. They were located in close
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