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• Axiom
  ...granted, and serves as a starting point for deducing and inferring other (theory dependent) truths. ...Unlike theorems, axioms (unless redundant) cannot be derived by principles of [[deduction]], nor are they demonstrable by mathematical [[proof]]s, simply
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• 2020-04-11-About Spiritual Apps
  ...he basis of science and philosophy, presenting the intellectual foundation of religion.” ([[56:10|UB 56:10:10]]) ...many spiritual ideologies clash with one another and lack a genuine force of conviction demonstrates that they do not testify for the whole truth.
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• Thomas Aquinas
  ..."Doctor Communis", and "Doctor Universalis". "Aquinas" is from the county of Aquino, an area his family held land in until 1137. He was born in [https:/ ...more, Thomas is distinguished for his eucharistic hymns, which form a part of the Church's liturgy.[8]
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• Intuition
  ...mediate apprehension of an object by the [[mind]] without the intervention of any reasoning process" ...on, it has been the subject of study in [[psychology]], as well as a topic of interest in the [[supernatural]].
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• Gestalt
  ...to constitute a functional unit with properties not derivable by summation of its [[parts]] ...other than the sum of the parts".[2] Gestalt theory allows for the breakup of elements from the whole situation into what it really is.
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• Subjectivity
  *1. a. Consciousness of one's perceived states. ...ively through the medium of one's own mind or individuality; the condition of being dominated by or absorbed in one's personal feelings, thoughts, concer
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• Spiritual Evolution
  ...erminism of [[evolution]] [[concept]] is also complemented by the [[idea]] of a creative [[impulse]] in [[human being]]s, known as [https://en.wikipedia. ...[[ultimate]] distinction between [[mental]] and [[physical]] reality). All of them can be [[considered]] to be [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Teleology t
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• Friendship
  fr. Old English ''freond'' "one attached to another by [[feelings]] of personal regard and preference *1 : the state of [[being]] friends they have a long-standing ''friendship''
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• Quentin Skinner
  ...From 2008 he will be Professor in the Humanities at Queen Mary, University of London. ...Cambridge, where he has been ever since. He is now also an Honorary Fellow of Caius.
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• Jacques Derrida
  ...alism] and [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Postmodern_philosophy postmodern philosophy]. ...Derrida was said to "leave behind a legacy of himself as the 'originator' of [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Deconstruction deconstruction]."
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• Immediacy
  ...tion of another object, cause, or [[agency]] : direct <the immediate cause of death> :b : present to the [[mind]] independently of other [[states]] or factors <immediate awareness> c : involving or derived
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• Macrocosm and Microcosm
  ...y. In short, it is the recognition that the same traits appear in entities of many different sizes, from one man to the entire human population. Macrocosm/microcosm is a [[Greek language|Greek]] compound of &#x03bc;&#x03b1;&#x03ba;&#x03c1;&#x03bf;- "Macro-" and &#x03bc;&#x03b9;&#x
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• Relevance
  ...tion]] retrieval system) to retrieve material that [[satisfies]] the needs of the user ...died in [[epistemology]] (the theory of [[knowledge]]). Different theories of knowledge have different implications for what is considered relevant and t
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• Fact
  ...e [[context]]. Philosophers and scientists are interested in facts because of their relation to [[truth]]. <center>For lessons on the [[topic]] of '''''Fact''''', follow [https://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=Cate
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• Infinite
  ...ct concepts (usually linked to the idea of "without end") which arise in [[philosophy]], [[mathematics]], and [[theology]]. ...e so large that they cannot be proven to exist in the ordinary mathematics of [[ZFC|Zermelo-Fraenkel plus Choice]] (ZFC).[[Russell's paradox]], [[non-sta
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• Recognition
  ...especially : [[formal]] acknowledgment of the [[political]] [[existence]] of a [[government]] or nation *3 : the sensing and encoding of printed or written [[data]] by a [[machine]] <optical character recognition
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• Cosmology
  ...alis''), study of the Universe has a long history involving [[science]], [[philosophy]], [[esotericism]], and [[religion]]. ...lative [[end of the universe|ends]], cosmologists propose that the history of the Universe has been governed entirely by [[physical laws]].
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• Physics
  ...[mathematics]] as the logical framework for formulation and quantification of principles. ...[[thermodynamics]], and the [[quantum mechanics|quantum mechanical]] model of atomic and subatomic physics.
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• Monism
  ...se attributed to C. Wolff "[[Dogmatism]]..with [[reference]] to the number of [[fundamental]] principles,..becomes [[Dualism]] or '''''Monism''''' [Ger. *1a : a view that there is only one kind of [[ultimate]] substance
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• Contemporary Philosophy
  ..., and logical problems, '''20th-century philosophy''' was set for a series of attempts variously to reform, preserve, alter, abolish, previously conceive ...tive linguistics]], rich [[literature|literary]] output, and the emergence of the [[Film|motion picture]] as an art form greatly enriched philosophical s
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