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• Systems Theory
  ...initiating what became a project of systems [[research]] and [[practice]]. Systems theoretical approaches were later appropriated in other fields, such as in ...ositorum]. While modern systems are considerably more complicated, today's systems are embedded in [[history]].
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• Information Theory
  '''Information theory''' is a discipline in [[applied mathematics]] involving the quantification Applications of fundamental topics of information theory include [[lossless data compression]] (e.g. [[ZIP (file format)|ZIP files]]
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• Unit
  .... The SI has been or is in the [[process]] of being adopted throughout the world. ...ientific method]]. A standard system of units facilitates this. Scientific systems of units are a refinement of the [[concept]] of weights and measures [[deve
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• Holism
  *1: a [[theory]] that the [[universe]] and especially living [[nature]] is correctly seen ...es, not as [[collections]] of [[parts]]. This often includes the view that systems somehow [[function]] as wholes and that their functioning cannot be fully u
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• Secondary Corpus
  ...]], [[history]], [[art]], and all aspects of the ancient [[Mediterranean]] world. The group of disciplines that study [[human]] aspects of the world using the [[scientific method]].
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• Formal Sciences
  ...ics]], and the theoretical branches of [[computer science]], [[information theory]], and [[statistics]]. ...[[Isaac Newton]] also thought that [[God]] used mathematics to design the world. Therefore, the study of mathematics is identical to the study of [[nature]
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• Classification
  ...o classification systems used in [[biology]], bibliographic classification systems [[group]] [[entities]] together that are similar, typically arranged in a [ In [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marxist_theory Marxist theory], two basic class divisions owe to the [[fundamental]] [[economic]] [[struc
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• Symmetry
  ...ancient [[cosmology|cosmologies]]. Thus the concept of ''axis mundi'' (the world axis) is a famous mytho-poetic [[archetype]] expressing the [[idea]] of cen ...mogeneity and isotropy). By that time, [[Albert Einstein]]'s (1879–1955) [[Theory of Relativity]] had engendered the notion of relativistic invariance, the k
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• Quantum Mechanics
  ...also given [[insight]] into the workings of many different [[biological]] systems, including smell receptors and protein structures.[3] ...physicists_of_the_20th_century others].[5] Some fundamental aspects of the theory are still actively studied.[6]
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• Attachment
  ...mphlet on the issue which he entitled [[maternal]] deprivation. Attachment theory grew out of his subsequent work on the issues raised. ...cepts, introduced the [[concept]] of the "[[secure]] base" and developed a theory of a number of attachment patterns in infants: secure attachment, avoidant
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• Cosmology
  ...s. In particular, the [[geocentric]] [[Ptolemaic system]] was the accepted theory to explain the motion of the heavens until [[Nicolaus Copernicus]], and sub ...his [[law of universal gravitation]] allowed the [[anomalies]] in previous systems, caused by gravitational interaction between the planets, to be resolved. A
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• Archaeology
  ...19th century], and has since become a [[discipline]] practiced across the world. Since its early development, various specific sub-disciplines of archaeolo ...]] has sometimes been restricted to deeds and contracts. The interests and world-view of [[elites]] are often quite different from the lives and interests o
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• Computer Science
  ...n's University,"''Computer Science is the study of all aspects of computer systems, from the theoretical foundations to the very practical aspects of managing ...allenges in implementing computations. For example, [[programming language theory]] studies approaches to describing computations, while [[computer programmi
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• Dynamic
  ...Of, according to, or pertaining to the science of DYNAMICS: as the dynamic theory of the tides. ...ing merely the action of forces: see DYNAMISM 1. dynamic theory of Kant, a theory according to which matter was conceived to be constituted by two antagonist
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• Spiritual Evolution
  ..._Jantsch Erich Jantsch] in his consummate account of how self-organising [[systems]] evolve and develop as a series of "symmetry breaks" through the sequence ==Integral theory==
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• Cybernetics
  ...tory systems. Cybernetics is closely related to control theory and systems theory. Both in its [[origin]]s and in its [[evolution]] in the second-half of the ...plinary study connecting the fields of control systems, electrical network theory, mechanical engineering, [[logic]] modeling, evolutionary [[biology]], neur
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• Immanuel Wallerstein
  ...l social scientist, and world-systems analyst. His monthly commentaries on world affairs are syndicated by [https://www.agenceglobal.com Agence Global]. Wal ...d of the [[Fernand Braudel Center]] for the Study of Economies, Historical Systems and Civilization until 2005. Wallerstein held several positions as visiting
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• Perception
  ...most notably the works of Professor Emeritus [[Richard L. Gregory]]. This theory is increasingly gaining experimental support and could be surmised as dynam ...ure thinker]]s, may not necessarily perceive the 'shape-shifting' as their world changes. The 'esemplastic' nature has been shown by experiment: an [[ambigu
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• Optics
  ...ften unclear, and the terms are used differently in different parts of the world and in different areas of industry. Because of the wide application of the science of "light" to real-world applications, the areas of optical science and optical engineering tend to
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• Knowledge Representation
  ...question-answering, [[neural networks]], [[theorem proving]], and [[expert systems]], with varying success. Medical diagnosis (e.g., [[Mycin]]) was a major ap In the 1980s formal computer knowledge representation languages and systems arose. Major projects attempted to encode wide bodies of general knowledge;
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• Retribution
  '''Retributive''' [[justice]] is a [[theory]] of justice that considers that [[punishment]], if [[proportionate]], is a ...of Hammurabi]. Many other [[documents]] [[reflect]] this [[value]] in the world's [[cultures]]. However, the [[judgment]] of whether a punishment is approp
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• Complexity
  The approaches which em[[body]] [[concepts]] of systems, multiple elements, multiple relational regimes, and state spaces might be ...sometimes large, but smaller, number of relationships between elements in systems where constraints (related to correlation of otherwise independent elements
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• Inference
  * [[Artificial intelligence]] researchers develop automated inference systems. AI systems first provided automated logical inference and these were once extremely po
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• Worldview
  German, from '''''Welt''''' world + '''''Anschauung''''' view *1: a comprehensive [[conception]] or apprehension of the world especially from a specific [[standpoint]]
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• Evolution and Religion, M. Ruse
  ...tinction between the [[fact]] of evolution, the path of evolution, and the theory or mechanism of evolution. ...igin of Species (1859), the groundbreaking work in which he introduced his theory. Darwin was not the first to argue for the fact of evolution, but by marsha
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• Conservation
  ...edings that resulted sought to bridge a gap existing at the time between [[theory]] in [[ecology]] and [[population]] [[biology]] on the one hand and conserv The rapid decline of established [[biological]] [[systems]] around the world means that conservation biology is often referred to as a "[[Discipline]] w
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• Library Science
  ...e the needs of select user groups, how people interact with classification systems and technology, how information is acquired, evaluated and applied by peopl ...es in library science typically include Collection management, Information Systems and Technology, Cataloging and classification, Preservation, Reference, Sta
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• Semiotics
  ...the world (see semiosis). In general, semiotic theories take signs or sign systems as their object of study: the communication of information in living organi Semioticians classify signs or sign systems in relation to the way they are transmitted (see modality). This [[process]
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• Selfhood
  * 1. That [[physical]] systems are subordinate. * 2. That [[intellectual]] systems are co-ordinate.
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• 195:2 The Roman Influence
  ...vored]] [[Christianity]] in that [[Rome]] brought into the whole [[Western world]] a new [[tolerance]] for [[strange]] [[languages]], peoples, and even [[re ...hilosophize their religion, to [[co-ordinate]] its [[ideas]] and [[Systems theory|systematize]] its [[ideals]], to adapt [[religious]] [[practices]] to the e
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• 112:2 The Self
  *1. That [[physical]] systems are subordinate. *2. That [[intellectual]] systems are [[co-ordinate]].
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• Philology
  ..., [[rhetoric]], [[history]], [[interpretation]] of authors, and [[critical theory|critical traditions]] associated with a given language. ...nguage, read a Spanish-language newspaper and know what is going on in the world. Although not every word is directly translatable, the overall meaning of t
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• Stereotype
  ...vented by [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Firmin_Didot Firmin Didot] in the world of [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Printing printing]; it was originally a d ...general [[types]] and sub-types. Stereotypes consist of [[hierarchical]] [[systems]] consisting of broad and specific [[groups]] being the general types and s
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• Color
  ...century, initially within a partisan controversy around [[Isaac Newton]]'s theory of color (''Opticks'', 1704) and the nature of so-called [[primary color]]s ...sical world. This has led to a number of inaccuracies in traditional color theory principles that are not always remedied in modern formulations.
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• Mathematics
  ...ers on [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Foundations_of_mathematics axiomatic systems in the late 19th century], it has become customary to view mathematical [[r ...such as [[statistics]] and [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Game_theory game theory]. Mathematicians also engage in [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pure_mathema
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• Biology
  .... Four unifying principles form the foundation of modern biology: [[cell theory]], [[evolution]], [[genetics]] and [[homeostasis]]. ...w a standard subject of instruction at schools and universities around the world, and over a million papers are published annually in a wide array of biolog
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• Research
  ...ment of human [[knowledge]] on a wide variety of scientific matters of our world and the [[universe]]. Research can use the [[scientific method]], but need ...d theories for the explanation of the [[nature]] and the properties of the world around us. It makes practical applications possible. Scientific research is
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• Hegemony
  ...alterns of state' include entities like media, religious groups, education systems, and even entertainment, (like movies and music) that influence participant ...d hegemony as a discursive strategy of combining principles from different systems of thought into one coherent [[ideology]]. Drawing on their ideas, critic
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• Integral Movement
  ...s given a further definition, being made synonymous with Wilber's [[AQAL]] theory [https://aqaljournal.integralinstitute.org/public/Pdf/AQAL_Glossary_01-27-0 ...n of [[consciousness]] has also become a central theme in much of integral theory [https://integral-review.org/current_issue/documents/Gidley,%20Evolution%20
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• Quantity
  ...easurements of quantities, the units of measurements, number and numbering systems, the types of numbers and their relations to each other as numerical ratios In his [[Euclid's_Elements|Elements]], [[Euclid]] developed the theory of ratios of magnitudes without studying the nature of magnitudes, as Archi
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• 2022-06-12-Forgiveness
  ...the opportunity, the golden [[opportunity]], to forgive. But it is not a [[theory]], “it ain’t book larnin”, it is So, in [[this world]] with its many tossings and turnings, many [[belief]] systems, many mind sets, all its
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• 121:6 The Hebrew Religion
  ...In the matter of the combination of the better elements in contemporaneous systems of [[ethical]] and [[religious]] teachings, there have been [[seven]] outst ...ce]] of the [[Thought Adjusters]] more clearly than did Paul. But Paul's [[theory]] of [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Original_sin original sin], the doctrin
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• Sociology of religion
  ...es put that number closer to 200 million. The rise of [[Islam]] as a major world religion, especially its new-found influence in the West, is another signif ...eve in science for science’s sake…he believed that he was also advancing a theory that would…be a useful tool…[in] effecting a revolutionary upheaval of
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• Information
  ...at "the signal contained thousands of bits of information". Communication theory tends to use the concept of [[information entropy]], generally attributed t ...[[R.A. Fisher]]. This is used in application of statistics to [[estimation theory]] and to science in general. Fisher information is thought of as the amoun
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• Hermeneutics
  '''Hermeneutics''' is the study of [[interpretation]] theory. [[Tradition]]al hermeneutics - which includes [[Bible|Biblical]] hermeneut Philosophical hermeneutics refers primarily to [[Hans-Georg Gadamer]]'s theory of [[knowledge]] as developed in ''Truth and Method'', and sometimes to [[P
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• Neuroscience
  ...Neolithic] times and has been found in various [[cultures]] throughout the world. Manuscripts dating back to 1700BC indicated that the Egyptians had some [[ ...ogression of seizures through the [[body]]. Wernicke further developed the theory of the specialization of specific brain structures in language comprehensio
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• Geography
  ...ure]] and to mark their influences upon man. This is 'a description of the world';that is Geography. In a word Geography is a Science - a thing not of mere * [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Culture_theory Culture theory]
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• Chance
  ...om, but everything for a [[reason]] and by necessity". To the atomists the world was completely [[deterministic]]. However, Democritus also claimed that cha ...ter developed into the concept of [[information]] entropy in [[information theory]].
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• Ideology
  ...fer change in society through a normative thought process. Ideologies are systems of abstract thought (as opposed to mere [[idea]]tion) applied to public mat == Ideology and Semiotic Theory ==
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• Duality
  ...rn religions) between the "benevolent" and the "malignant". Most religious systems have some form of moral dualism - in western religions, for instance, a con ...g it, or when one perceives a "self" that is distinct from the rest of the world. In mystic [[tradition]]s such as Zen or Sufism, a key to enlightenment is
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• 74:8 The Legend of Creation
  ...[origin]] in the [[traditions]] of the onetime sudden [[emergence]] of the world from a [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Space_dust dense space cloud] of minu ...e [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Philipines Philippine Islands] around the world to [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Africa Africa]. And many [[groups]] accep
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• Inter-dimensional
  According to this theory, the phenomenon manifests itself as a control mechanism, whose function app ...[[perception]] of that [[society]], by the propagation of alternate belief systems. Such a change appears to undermine society's belief in established [[autho
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• Vision
  ...h was sighted as the result of the movement of the rays from the eye. This theory was championed by scholars like [[Euclid]] and [[Ptolemy]] and their follow ...se on what really vision is, but [[light]] did not play any role in this [[theory]] and it remained only a speculation lacking any [[experiment]]al foundatio
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• Social
  ...reality and what (or how) we can know about it are the object of [[social theory]]. * interactive systems in communities of [[animal]] or [[insect]] populations, or any living organ
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• Empowerment
  ...ve [[authority]] in its charter to install water-delivery and purification systems, even though the lack of such a [[system]] [[profound]]ly, directly and neg ...in the knowledge, skill-sets and attitude needed to cope with the changing world and the circumstances in which one lives.
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• Ethics
  ...'' "custom, habit"), a major branch of philosophy, is the study of [[Value theory|value]]s and [[Custom (law)|custom]]s of a person or group. It covers the [ ...selves and others ([[emotivism]] or [[prescriptivism]]) or on their belief systems ([[cultural relativism|cultural]] or individual relativism). Despite the na
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• Discourse
  ...ilosopher [[Michel Foucault]] (1926-1984) and [[Jürgen Habermas]]' ''[[The Theory of Communicative Action]]'' (''Theorie des kommunikativen Handelns''). Each ...to developmental psychology by [[Erica Burman]] and in relation to social theory and psychoanalysis by [[Ian Parker (psychologist)]], and a critical researc
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• Philosophy
  ...n all respects governed by mind), the [[Pluralists]] and [[Atomists]] (the world is composite of innumerable interacting parts), the [[Eleatic School|Eleati ...story, possibly even causing its failure (See [[Battle of Lade]]). Another theory explains the birth of philosophical debate in Athens with the presence of a
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• Sovereignty
  ...usually identical in political reality as in the [[Commonwealth Realm]]s. Systems of representative democracy can also be mixed with other methods of governm ...n an attempt, argues [[Giorgio Agamben]], to counter [[Walter Benjamin]]'s theory of [[violence]] as radically disjoint from law. [[Georges Bataille]]'s hete
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• Knowledge
  ...fulfilled; that in order to count as knowledge, a [[statement]] must be [[theory of justification|justified]], [[truth|true]], and [[belief|believed]]. Some ...that one can "forget", even someone suffering from amnesia experiences the world in 3D. See also: ''[[A priori and a posteriori (philosophy)|A priori and a
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• Logic
  ...J. Robert Cox and Charles Arthur Willard, eds. ''Advances in Argumentation Theory and Research'', Southern Illinois University Press, 1983 ISBN 0809310503, I ...Principia is no longer much used, having been largely supplanted by [[set theory]]. As the study of formal logic expanded, research no longer focused solel
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• Senses
  ...nded more rapidly than knowledge about the development of other perceptual systems. This discrepancy has occurred, in part, because of the [[belief]] that the ...ltiple sensory sources and on the coordination of the perceptual and motor systems. Finally, there is a section on brain development and on the role of experi
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• Cognitive Science
  ...telligence (AI), the branch of computer science concerned with intelligent systems. [[Ideal]]ly in cognitive science, computational models and psychological e ...psychology, neuroscience is often theoretical as well as experimental, and theory development is frequently aided by developing computational models of the [
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• Dimensions
  ...netrate themselves and the physical [[planet]] in which we live, the solar systems, and all the physical [[structure]]s of the [[universe]]. This interpenetra ...[[shamans|shaman]]ic and traditional [[myth]]ological ideas of a vertical world-axis; for example a [[cosmic]] mountain, tree, or pole or a philosophical c
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• ACIM Preface
  ...s]]. In general, they had considerable investment in the [[values]] of the world. Their lives were hardly in accord with anything that the Course advocates. <blockquote>Psychologist, educator, conservative in theory and [[atheistic]] in belief, I was working in a prestigious and highly [[ac
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• Phase Change
  ...an extremely large number of particles in a system, and does not appear in systems that are too small. Often also ''magnetic'' phases are used as the basis of a theory, and for introductory motivation. However, usually these are similar to the
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• 2001-04-21-A Little Talk
  ...reasing the spiritual capacity then of the individual and subsequently the world ~ coming [[home]] then and [[discussing]] the experiences that were had in ..."I know that I know," it is THIS of which you speak. When you talk about [[theory]], [[facts]], [[philosophy]] and [[cosmology]], you also are sharing what y
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• The Sciences
  ..., a large number of hypotheses may be logically bound together by a single theory. A ''[[physical law]]'' or ''law of nature'' is a scientific generalization ...subject of the field of study. Unlike a mathematical proof, a scientific theory is [[empirical]], and is always open to [[falsifiability|falsification]], i
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• Information science
  Not to be confused with [[informatics]] or [[information theory]]. ...g all other subsystems of society." <ref>Web Dictionary of Cybernetics and Systems</ref> Within information science, attention has been given in recent years
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• The Revolution of Everyday Life/ Chapter 11
  ...cause it extends their spontaneous creativity. "Revolutionary" ideology is theory which has been recuperated by the authorities. Words exist as the frontier ...surd force -- all the more absurd for being part of the rationality of the world, and seeming incontestable -- keeps me jumping in an effort to reach a soli
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• Social Status
  ...n in the stratification structure is based on their economic status in the world. This is based on income, education, and occupation. Also you must take i The German sociologist [[Max Weber]] developed a theory proposing that stratification is based on three factors that have become kn
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• Disease
  ...rganic]] causes and aspects of disease. [[Discoveries]] such as the [[germ theory]] of disease and the [[existence]] of entities such as [[virus]]es and [[ba ...medical system is still predominantly one of [[crisis]] management. Other systems, such as several Eastern medical models, focus on regular practices to sust
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• Pataphysics
  ...what lies beyond the realm of [[metaphysics]]. It is a [[parody]] of the [[theory]] and methods of modern science and is often expressed in [[nonsense|nonsen ...pataphysical globe, followers have grown up in different cities around the world. In 1966 Juan Esteban Fassio was commissioned to draw the map of the ''Coll
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• Reality
  ...d and extremely different notions of reality and [[truth]] of the external world. The [[religion]] and [[belief]]s of people or communities are a fine examp ...is a set of definite [[fact]]s, which obtain independently of humans ("The world is all that is the case" - ''[[Tractatus Logico-Philosophicus]]''), and the
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• Self Realization
  ...or the sum virtue with regard to one's relations with others. Aristotle's theory of virtue helped define the excellent man as one who excelled in leading a ...egger described the fullness of [[humanity]] as the result of being in the world. Buber's philosophy of [[dialogue]] and the relationship between I and thou
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• Emotion
  ...nsider the behaviour not to be essential to the emotion. The [[James-Lange theory]] posits that emotional experience is largely due to the experience of bod ...modern version of such theories comes from William James in the 1880s. The theory lost favour in the 20th Century, but has regained popularity more recently
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• Justice
  ...at "Justice is the first virtue of social institutions, as [[truth]] is of systems of thought." The law of ''[[retaliation]]'' (lex talionis) is a military theory of retributive justice, which says that reciprocity should be equal to the
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• Design
  ...roduct or service, some of these stages may be irrelevant, ignored in real-world situations in order to save [[time]], reduce cost, or because they may be r In structuration theory, achieving [[consensus]] and fulfillment of [[purpose]] is as continuous as
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• Social Sciences
  ...ces''' are a group of academic disciplines that study human aspects of the world. They diverge from the [[arts]] and [[humanities]] in that the social scien ...demography]],<ref name=Mowlana>H. Mowlana (2001). "Information in the Arab World", ''Cooperation South Journal'' '''1'''.[[historiography]], Salahuddin Ahme
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• Transformation
  ...Cyclic view is temporal, then emanation is a non-temporal precursor to the theory of spiritual evolution. This concept is based on the Rosicrucian view of the world as a training school, which posits that while mistakes are made in life, hu
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• Science
  ..., a large number of hypotheses may be logically bound together by a single theory. A ''[[physical law]]'' or ''law of nature'' is a scientific generalization ...subject of the field of study. Unlike a mathematical proof, a scientific theory is [[empirical]], and is always open to [[falsifiability|falsification]], i
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• Letters I-VII, Mr. Jefferson Returns: American Mentor and Prophet
  ...ch new generation is free and responsible to reconstitute its place in the world and of a right must do so. I have found from those among you the general systems science [[theory]] of
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• Integral
  ...t revision ("Wilber-IV") of his own philosophy, which he called [[Integral theory]]. He also established the [[Integral Institute]] as a think-tank for furt ...uthor of the book, 'Philosophy of Integralism,' he later developed his own theory of [[Integral psychology]]. Along with [[Frederic Spiegelberg]], he wrote t
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• Noise
  ...y produced as an unwanted by-product of other activities. In [[Information Theory]], however, noise is still considered to be [[information]]. In a broader s In audio, recording, and broadcast systems audio noise refers to the residual low level sound (usually hiss and hum) t
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• Time
  ...z]]<ref> Leibniz on Space, Time, and Indiscernibles - Against the Absolute Theory -- Internet Encyclopedia of Philosophy [https://www.iep.utm.edu/l/leib-met. The most accurate timekeeping devices of the ancient world were the [[waterclock]] or ''clepsydra'', first found in Egypt. A watercloc
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• Organism
  ...nism" usually describes the whole [[hierarchy|hierarchical]] assemblage of systems (for example [[circulatory]], [[digestive]], or [[reproductive]]) themselv [[James Lovelock]], with his "[[Gaia Theory]]" has paralleled the work of [[Vladimir Vernadsky]], who suggested the who
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• Transpersonal Psychology
  ...psychology]]. Transpersonal psychology attempts to unify modern psychology theory with frameworks from different forms of [[mysticism]]. These vary greatly d ...an development and consciousness. One of the demarcations in transpersonal theory is between authors who present a fairly linear and hierarchical model of hu
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• 2012-07-06-Conversations with Monjoronson 54
  ...he work of so many others, and for the development of your presence in our world in a more overt way. Thank you. ..., when you are most capable, where there is peace and tranquility. As the world around you becomes more difficult, then it is important that you become mor
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• Relativity
  ...n of [[Spacetime|space and time]] allowing for this dependence. The modern theory of relativity, developed largely by [[Albert Einstein]] (1879-1955), is an :''The special theory of relativity'' (1905), based on the restricted principle of relativity and
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• The Universal Schoolhouse
  theater sets we have constructed around us as the real world” . means ‘to see a world in a grain of sand,’ as Blake wrote. Every aspect
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• Chemistry
  ...isms]]; [[physical chemistry]], the [[energy]] related studies of chemical systems at macro, molecular and submolecular scales; [[analytical chemistry]], the ...which had been practiced for several [[millennia]] in various parts of the world, particularly the middle east. Dictionary of the History of Ideas: Alchemy
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• Spiritual economy
  ...are removed, life will self organize into new, more open and free-flowing systems, providing full circulation to all parts of the whole. ...have missed the evolution of consciousness in the affairs of the manifest world.
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• 2012-07-20-Conversations with Monjoronson 55
  ...ter.) I am eternal. The sun always shines; it is a delightful and joyful world and universe we live in, one that we appreciate so much as we see the evolu *The management of our world by the Triumvirate
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• 2000-07-02-Intergalactic Communication
  ...the system]]. I say this to clarify that your neighbors, just because your world is isolated and now being released from this condition, they are not so res ...ls]] over such great distances prohibits being able to reach a neighboring world beyond your [[solar system]] or much beyond your local neighborhood. How th
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• Communication
  ...variations of [[nonverbal communication]]. The form depends on the symbol systems used. Together, communication content and form make [[message]]s that are s ...ns. Some of those systematical questions are elaborated in [[Communication theory]].
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• Force
  ...cannonballs were both rolled down an incline to disprove the Aristotelian theory of motion early in the 17th century. He showed that the bodies were acceler With the development of [[quantum field theory]] and [[general relativity]] it was realized that “force” is a redundan
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• Power (sociology)
  Even in [[structuralism|structuralist]] social theory, power appears as a ''process'', an aspect to an ongoing social relationshi ...ssociated with [[Alfred Adler]], place power dynamics at the core of their theory (where orthodox [[Freudian]]s might place [[human sexuality|sexuality]]).
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• Space
  ...y a [[concept|conceptual]] framework we need to think (and talk) about the world. Another way to frame this is to ask, "Can space itself be measured, or is ...these questions are: Newton's [[bucket argument]] and Poincaré's [[sphere-world]].
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• Cultural
  ...For the, culture thus includes technology, art, science, as well as moral systems. ...d the practical need to focus research. It does not necessarily reflect a theory of culture that conceptually distinguishes between the material, the social
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• Metaphysics of Creativity: Nature, Art, and Freedom In German Philosophy After Kant
  ...iration and as central to the development of a non-dichotomous view of the world. In accord with the ideas to be outlined it is our belief that the field of
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