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• University of Oxford Text Archive
  ==[https://ota.ahds.ac.uk/ University of Oxford Text Archive]== ...he creation and use of these resources, and is involved in the development of standards and infrastructure for electronic language resources.
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• University of Oxford Text Archive
  ==[https://ota.ahds.ac.uk/ University of Oxford Text Archive]== ...he creation and use of these resources, and is involved in the development of standards and infrastructure for electronic language resources.
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• Who's Who in the Twentieth Century
  ...[[culture]]s who have contributed to the [[thought]] as well as the action of the twentieth century. ...orld Biography.'' This abridged and updated edition published as an Oxford University Press paperback 1999
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• Permission
  *1: the [[act]] of permitting *3: A [[license]] or [[freedom]] to do something; the granting of such [[freedom]]; (Publishing) an authorization given to a publisher to quo
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• Margaret Drabble
  ...ation. Her other works include A Writer's Britain ( 1979 ) and a biography of Angus Wilson ( 1995 ). [[A. S. Byatt]] is her sister, and she is married to ...y Stringer. Oxford university Press, 2007. Oxford Reference Online. Oxford University Press
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• Subconscious
  ...being recalled at present, but still available to be recalled at will. Use of the term "subconscious" is avoided in academic settings [https://www.oxford ...American Acceptance of Psychoanalysis, 1906-1910." Journal of the History of the Behavioral Science, 15, 155-165.
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• Jessie Ball duPont Library
  ...l resources of the surrounding [[community]] in addition to serving as one of the [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Federal_depository_library '''''Federal ...dan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=Category:Oxford_Reference_Premium '''''Oxford Reference Online''''']</center>]]
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• Oxford Companion to Black British History
  ...eference.com.catalog.sewanee.edu/views/BOOK_SEARCH.html?book=t240 '''''The Oxford Companion to Black British History'''''] ...cles are brought together to provide readers with a comprehensive overview of the black presence in Britain, and the rich and diverse contribution it has
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• Cambridge University Press
  ...UniversityPress.jpg|right|frame|The original headquarters of the Cambridge University Press, in Trumpington Street, Cambridge, UK.]] ...printer for official documents for the [https://www.cam.ac.uk/ University of Cambridge]. Authors published by Cambridge have included [https://en.wikipe
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• Liminality
  ...occupied during a [[ritual]] or rite of passage, characterized by a sense of [[solidarity]] between participants. ...lves to some extent, bringing about disorientation. Liminality is a period of transition where normal limits to [[thought]], self-[[understanding]], and
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• Body
  With regard to living [[things]], a '''body''' is the physical [[material]] of an [[individual]]. "Body" often is used in connection with [[illusion|appea The human body mostly consists of a head, neck, torso, two arms and two legs.
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• Law
  ...f a sanction". Regardless of how it functions, it is a central institution of progressive society. ...law]] and more have long lasting effects on the cultural wealth of groups of people.
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• Mood
  ...sitive or negative [[valence]]. In other [[words]], people typically speak of being in a good mood or a bad mood. Unlike acute, emotional feelings like f ...and neuroticism predispose certain types of moods. Long term disturbances of mood such as [[depression]] and [[bipolar disorder]] are considered mood di
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• Exclusion
  *1a : to prevent or restrict the entrance of ...ntly]] violating that [[institution]]'s rules, or for a single [[offence]] of appropriate severity in [[extreme]] cases. Laws and [[procedures]] regardin
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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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• Synoptic Gospels
  ...nical New Testament. The "synoptic problem" concerns the nature and origin of the literary relationship between these three accounts. ...ly date the [[synoptic]] gospels as having been written after the epistles of [[Paul the Apostle|Paul]] and before the gospel according to John, thus bet
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• Tutor
  <center>For lessons on the [[topic]] of '''''Learning''''', follow [https://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title= <center>For lessons on the related [[topic]] of '''''[[Teaching]]''''', follow [https://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?ti
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• Dictionary of Weather
  ....com.catalog.sewanee.edu/views/BOOK_SEARCH.html?book=t16 '''''A Dictionary of Weather'''''] ...ta]] from around the world are given and key terms from the related fields of [[oceanography]], hydrology, and [[climatology]] are also covered.
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• Commentary
  ...ich may be foreign to the reader. Such a commentary usually takes the form of footnotes, endnotes, or separate text cross-referenced by line, paragraph o ...textual [[criticism]], [[syntax]] and [[semantics]], and the [[analysis]] of [[rhetoric]], literary [[tropes]], and [[style]]. The aim is to remove, les
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• Fugue
  ...w=Main&entry=t114.e2723] composers approach the style with varying degrees of freedom and individuality. ...Reicha]] (1770–1836) and [[Dmitri Shostakovich]] (1906–1975) wrote cycles of fugues.
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• Dictionary of Chemistry
  ....com.catalog.sewanee.edu/views/BOOK_SEARCH.html?book=t81 '''''A Dictionary of Chemistry'''''] ...ry, biochemistry, explosives, and plastics. A new feature is the inclusion of entry-level web links.
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• Celt
  ...The term is also used in a wider sense to describe the modern descendants of those peoples, notably those who participate in a Celtic [[culture]]. ...he later Iron Age (La Tène]] period), Celts had expanded over a wide range of lands: as far west as [[Ireland]] and the [[Iberian Peninsula]], as far ea
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• Social Sustainability
  ...ability''' is the least defined and least understood of the different ways of approaching [[sustainability]] and [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sustainab ...most widely accepted as a model for addressing sustainability. The concept of "social sustainability" in this approach encompasses such topics as: social
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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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• Wean
  ...e drinking> <settling his soldiers on the land… , weaning them from habits of [[violence]] — Geoffrey Carnall> ...human or animal, to what will be its adult diet and withdrawing the supply of its [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Breastfeeding mother's milk].
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• Infallible
  ...'in', not + 'fallere', to deceive), is a term with a [[Diversity|variety]] of [[meanings]] related to knowing [[truth]] with certainty. ...statement, teaching, or [[book]] is called 'infallible', this can mean any of the following:
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• University
  ...chology]], city planning, and history of science came of age as autonomous university-based disciplines. ...ny religious assumptions. At the same time universities embraced new forms of [[critical]] and [[scientific]] [[thinking]], and as a consequence [[theolo
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• Rebellion
  ...edience]] or order [1]. It may, therefore, be seen as encompassing a range of [[behaviors]] from [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Civil_disobedience civil ....org/wiki/American_Civil_War American Civil War]. It also includes members of paramilitary forces who take up arms against an established government.
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• Hierarchy
  ...:Maslows_hierarchy_of_needs.jpg|right|frame|<center>[[Maslow]]'s Hierarchy of Needs</center>]] ...ught of as being "above," "below," or "at the same level as" one another. (Oxford English Dictionary ISBN 0-19-861186-2)
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• Commensurate
  ...ommensuratus, from [[Latin]] com- + Late Latin mensuratus, past participle of mensurare to [[measure]], from Latin mensura ...]] or extent : coextensive <lived a life commensurate with the early years of the [[republic]]>
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• Conundrum
  ...inating in some university joke, or as a [[parody]] of some [[Latin]] term of the schools, which would agree with its unfixed form in 17-18th c. It is do *3. A pun or [[word]]-play depending on similarity of [[sound]] in words of different [[meaning]]. Obs.
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• Templeton Library
  ...Templeton was born in the town of Winchester, Tennessee. He attended Yale University, pledged the Zeta Psi Fraternity and was selected for membership in the Eli ...lifelong member of the Presbyterian Church. He was a trustee on the board of [https://www.ptsem.edu/ Princeton Theological Seminary], the largest Presby
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• Superstition
  ...e [[unknown]], [[trust]] in [[magic]] or [[chance]], or a false conception of [[causation]] :b : an irrational abject [[attitude]] of [[mind]] toward the [[supernatural]], [[nature]], or [[God]] resulting from
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• Pleasure
  ...typically stimulated by eating, exercise, [[sexuality]], [[music]], usage of drugs. The term analogously connotes a positive mental state arising from c ...ore generally, pleasure is characterised by others as reduction or absence of suffering.
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• Genocide
  *the [[Intention|deliberate]] and [[systematic]] destruction of a [[Race|racial]], [[political]], or [[Culture|cultural]] [[group]] ...prevent births within the group; [and] forcibly transferring [[children]] of the group to another group."[1]
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• Christ as Logos
  ...on") has been important in establishing the doctrine of the [[divinity]] of [[Jesus|Jesus Christ]] and his position as [[Eternal Son|God the Son]] in t ..., or distinct.[https://jkalb.freeshell.org/more/doctrine.html The Doctrine of the Logos]
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• Scripture
  ...ven to mythological and ritual texts from ancient religions, where records of their authority (or heresy) have not survived. <center>For lessons on the related [[topic]] of the '''''[[Bible]]''''', follow [https://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?t
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• Visitor
  ...om [[Latin]] visitare, frequentative of visere to go to see, frequentative of vidēre to see *1 a archaic : comfort —used of the [[Deity]] <visit us with Thy [[salvation]] — [https://www.wikipedia.o
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• Scriptorium
  ...s no further need for a room to be set aside for the purpose. By the start of the 13th century secular copy-shops developed; professional scribes may hav The monastery built in the second quarter of the 6th century by [[Cassiodorus]] at Vivarium in southern Italy, contained
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• Normal
  In [[behavior]], '''normal''' refers to a lack of significant deviation from the [[standard|average]]. The phrase "not normal ...l|deliberate]] or inconsistent acceptance of society's standards, [[fear]] of humiliation or rejection etc.
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• Oral history
  ...method of historical documentation, using interviews with living survivors of the time being investigated. ...With the development of audio tape recordings after World War II, the task of oral historians became easier.
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• Genius
  ...r "tutelary" [[spirit]] of a person, or even of an entire gens, the plural of which was 'genii'[9]. ...2][3] This usage of the term is closely related to the general [[concept]] of [[intelligence]].
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• Sin
  ...]] and an offence against [[God]]; a violation (esp. wilful or deliberate) of some religious or moral principle. :b. transf. A violation of some [[standard]] of taste or propriety.
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• Racism
  ...ces]] produce an inherent superiority of a particular race.[1] In the case of institutional racism, certain racial [[groups]] may be denied rights or ben ...may be discriminated against on an ethnic or cultural basis, independently of their somatic differences. According to the United Nations conventions, the
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• Inequality
  ...s of social [[status]] involve property rights, voting rights, [[freedom]] of speech and assembly, access to [[health]] care, and [[education]] as well a Inequality is socially created by matching two different kinds of processes.
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• Pseudo-science
  ...nt among [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Philosophy_of_science philosophers of science] and among commentators in the scientific [[community]] about wheth ...ility requirement or substantially deviates from other fundamental aspects of the [[scientific method]].[3][14][15][16][17][18]
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• Holography
  ...t was when recorded. The image [[changes]] as the position and orientation of the viewing [[system]] changes in exactly the same way as if the object wer The technique of holography can also be used to [[Optics|optically]] store, retrieve, and [[
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• Fathom
  ...example is [https://www.columbia.edu Columbia University]'s aborted launch of [https://www.fathom.com Fathom.com] (logo at right) one the first serious e ...of the imperial yard. Formerly, the term was used for any of several units of length varying around 5 and 5½ feet.
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• Classics
  ...tudy in the humanities. The word "Classics" also refers to the literature of that period. ...he eastern Mediterranean—the ancient [[Persian Empire]] and the [[kingdoms of ancient India]]—are termed [[Orientalists]].
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• Ashtar Command
  '''Ashtar''' is the name of a purported [[extraterrestrial]] [[being]], who was first claimed to be [[c ..."[[metaphysical]]" activity, but rather an example of the [[application]] of an allegedly advanced extraterrestrial science, that anyone could implement
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• Byzantine
  ...Byzantine” period is traditionally dated from 1204 (or 1261, the recovery of Constantinople by the Byz.) to 1453, when Constantinople fell to the Turks. ==Period of the Late Roman Empire (4th–mid-7th C.)==
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• Paul, the Apostle
  ...s" and was, together with Saint Peter and James the Just, the most notable of early Christian missionaries.[4] ...fluence on Christian thinking arguably has been more significant than that of any other New Testament author.[5]
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• Skepticism
  ...bjectivity of moral values, (d) the limitations of knowledge, (e) a method of intellectual caution and suspended judgment. ...]]''', is the philosophical position that one should avoid the postulation of final truths. Turned on itself, skepticism would question that skepticism i
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• Gilgamesh
  ...l character in the ''[[Epic of Gilgamesh]]'' - one of the best known works of early literature, which says that his mother was [[Ninsun]] (whom some call ...potamian mythology]], Gilgamesh is credited with having been a [[demigod]] of superhuman strength who built a great wall to defend his people from extern
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• Objectivity
  The [[quality]] or [[character]] of being '''objective'''; (in later use) esp. the ability to consider or repre ...than created. While such formulations capture the basic [[intuitive]] idea of objectivity, neither is without controversy.
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• Ritual
  ...] by religious or [[political]] [[law]]s because of the perceived efficacy of those actions.[https://www.askoxford.com/concise_oed/ritual?view=uk|title=A <center>For lessons on the [[topic]] of '''''Ritual''''', follow [https://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=Ca
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• Microfinance
  ...es) should not be confused with microfinance, which addresses a full range of banking needs for poor people. ...microfinance generally believe that such access will help poor people out of poverty.
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• Anthropomorphism
  ...able to [[reason]] and [[converse]]. The term derives from the combination of the Greek ἄνθρωπος (ánthrōpos), "human" and μορφή (morphē) ...orphised animals as characters that can stand as commonly recognised types of human [[behavior]].
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• Empire
  ...a direct continuation of the [[Roman Empire]], that, in its final century of existence, was more a city-state than a territorial empire. ...enterprise (i.e. a transnational corporation) and a political organisation of either national-, regional-, or city scale, controlled either by a [[person
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• Narrative
  ...also be told by a character within a larger narrative. An important part of narration is the ''narrative mode''. ...chives/extended_reference/humanities/lang/rhetorica.html rhetorical modes] of [[discourse]]. More narrowly defined, it is the fiction-writing mode where
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• Euthanasia
  *2. The means of bringing about a gentle and easy death. Also transf. and fig. ...proposal that the [[law]] should sanction the putting painlessly to death of those suffering from incurable and extremely painful diseases.
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• Forgiveness
  ...all claim on account of an offence or debt'. The [[concept]] and benefits of forgiveness have been explored in religious [[thought]], the social science ...n practical terms, it may be necessary for the offender to offer some form of acknowledgment, [[apology]], and/or restitution, or even just ask for forgi
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• Allah
  ...or its use by Muslims as a reference to God, it is used by Arabic-speakers of all Abrahamic [[faith]]s, including [[Christians]] and [[Jews]], in referen ...o refer back to Allah.[5] Allah is [[unique]], the only Deity, [[creator]] of the [[universe]] and omnipotent.[1][2]
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• Sophism
  ...ng]] someone. In Ancient Greece, the sophists were a group of [[teachers]] of [[philosophy]] and [[rhetoric]]. ...meaning]] "wise-ist, one who does wisdom, one who makes a [[business]] out of wisdom" and σοφός, sophós means "wise man".
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• Courage
  ...]], while "moral courage" is the ability to [[act]] faithfully in the face of popular opposition, [[shame]], scandal, or discouragement. <center>For lessons on the [[topic]] of '''''Courage''''', follow [https://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=C
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• New Religious Movement
  ...ual]], or philosophical [[movement]] of recent [[origin]] that is not part of an established denomination, church, or religious [[tradition|body]]. ...or religion to communitarian enterprises that demand a considerable amount of [[group]] conformity and a social [[identity]] that separates its adherents
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• Collective Intelligence
  ...eld that studies collective behavior from the level of quarks to the level of bacterial, plant, animal, and human societies. <center>For lessons on the [[topic]] of '''''Collective Intelligence''''', follow [https://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/i
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• Revised Standard Version
  ...sed Version]] (RV) of 1881-85, and the [[American Standard Version]] (ASV) of 1901, with the ASV being the primary basis for the revision. ...it has been known and used through the centuries" and "to put the message of the Bible in simple, enduring words that are worthy to stand in the great T
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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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• Flow
  ...szentmihályi], the [[concept]] has been widely referenced across a variety of fields. <center>For lessons on the [[topic]] of '''''Flow''''', follow [https://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=Cate
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• Enthusiasm
  ...ural inspiration, prophetic or poetic frenzy; an occasion or manifestation of these. Obs. ...vaguer sense: Ill-regulated or misdirected religious emotion, extravagance of religious speculation. arch.
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• Oral Tradition
  ...material through vocal utterance, and was long held to be a key descriptor of [[folklore]] (a criterion no longer rigidly held by all folklorists). As an ...gies of [[literacy]] (especially writing and print) are unfamiliar to most of the population.
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• Theology
  ...rtant Muslims who wrote about God, was a writer on "[[Kalam]]". His school of [[Averroism]] had a significant influence on Christian theology.]] ...[[critic#critique|critique]], defend or promote any of a myriad of [[List of religious topics|religious topics]]. It might be undertaken to help the the
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• Edwin Arnold
  ...most known for his work, [https://www.gutenberg.org/etext/8920 ''The Light of Asia''] ...t which he held for seven years, which includes a period during the mutiny of 1857, when he was able to render services for which he was publicly thanked
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• Rational
  '''Rationality''' as a term is related to the idea of reason, a word which following Webster's may be derived as much from older <center>For lessons on the [[topic]] of '''''Rationality''''', follow [https://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?tit
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• Fundamentalism
  ...ways associated with religion, but some scholars also see it as an [[Frame of reference|outlook on life]] that can characterize the non-religious as well <center>For lessons on the [[topic]] of '''''Fundamentalism''''', follow [https://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?
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• Words
  ...ressively [[communication|communicated]] with [[meaning]]. A word consists of one or more [[morpheme]]s which are linked more or less tightly together, a ...her form a compound. A word combined with an already existing word or part of a word form a [[portmanteau]].
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• Metaphor
  [[Image:The-metaphor-of-the-palm-treelgr.jpg|right|frame|<center>[https://www.moleiro.com/miniatura ...cit attributes from the second subject are used to enhance the description of the first. This device is known for usage in [[literature]], especially in
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• Social movement
  ...ovements''' are a type of |group action. They are large informal groupings of [[individual]]s and/or [[organization]]s [[focus]]ed on specific [[politics ...ovements. However others point out that many of the major social movements of the last hundred years grew up, like the Mau Mau in Kenya, to oppose Wester
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• Oxford English Dictionary
  ...,400 illustrative [[quotation]]s. The latest, complete ''printed'' edition of the dictionary (Second Edition, 1989) was 20 volumes, comprising 21,730 pag ...tempt recording a word's most known uses and variants in ''all'' varieties of English, worldwide, past, and present; per the 1933 Preface:
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• Justice
  ...heories of justice vary greatly, but there is evidence that everyday views of justice can be reconciled with patterned moral preferences. == Concept of justice ==
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• Progress
  ...return or eternal recurrence, which implies that with a [[finite]] amount of [[space]] and [[energy]] in the [[universe]], all events will recur indefin ...naissance]] in early modern Europe, marking the end of the [[static]] view of [[history]] and society which characterized feudalism. Belief in progress w
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• Fear
  ...elates to future events, such as worsening of a situation, or continuation of a situation that is unacceptable. <center>For lessons on the [[topic]] of '''Fear''', follow [https://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=Category
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• Lifestyle
  *The typical way of life of an [[individual]], [[group]], or [[culture]] ...ntracting AIDS. Use of seat belts and motorcycle helmets lowers the chance of injury from accidents on the road.
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• Many Worlds: The New Universe and Its Theological Implications
  ...the possible role of [[God]] in cosmotheology, and broach the implications of extraterrestrials for human [[destiny]]. Finally, I suggest that a “roadm == Principles of Cosmotheology ==
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• Obedience
  ...ed by peers, and from conformity, which is behavior intended to match that of the majority. Humans have been shown to be surprisingly obedient in the [[presence]] of perceived legitimate [[authority]] figures, as demonstrated by the Milgram
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• Jane Roberts
  ...th Material, established her as one of the preeminent figures in the world of [[paranormal]] [[phenomena]].[1][2] ...h as journals and [[personal]] papers, correspondence and audio recordings of various channeling sessions, including the ''Seth Materia''l and other reco
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• Secularism
  ...ard to the well-being of [[mankind]] in the present life, to the exclusion of all considerations drawn from [[belief]] in God or in a future [[state]]. :a. As the name of a definitely professed system of belief, promulgated by G. J. Holyoake (1817-1906).
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• Responsibility
  '''Responsibility''' is the [[state]] of [[being]] Responsible (see below) ...out of Hum. II. i, The admiration of your Forme; to which (if the bounties of your minde be any way responsible) [etc.].
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• Religion
  ...ly, surely, but grudgingly, does religion ([[worship]]) follow in the wake of [[wisdom]]--[[knowledge]] directed by experiential [[rationality|reason]] a ...dies''' is the [[Intellectual|academic]] field of multi-disciplinary study of [[religion|religious]] [[belief]]s, [[behavior]]s, and institutions. It des
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• Golden rule
  ...s. Reciprocity is arguably the most essential basis for the modern concept of human rights, though it has its critics. ...in-group, with consideration. The golden rule, with roots in a wide range of world cultures, is well suited to be a standard to which different cultures
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• Mythology
  ...nch of [[knowledge]] dealing with the collection, study and interpretation of [[myth]]s, also known as mythography. <center>For lessons on the [[topic]] of '''''Myth''''', follow [https://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=Cate
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• Geography
  ...passing [[discipline]] that foremost seeks to understand the Earth and all of its human and natural complexities-- not merely where objects are, but how .../jhayesboh/environmentalgeography.htm] As space and place affect a variety of topics such as [[economics]], health, climate, plants and animals, geograph
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• Organism
  ...the English language in 1701 and took on its current definition by 1834 ([[Oxford English Dictionary]]). ...iving [[structure]], such as a plant, animal, fungus or bacterium, capable of growth and reproduction".
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• Library Science
  ...gal status of libraries and information resources, and the applied science of computer technology used in documentation and records management. ...sed with [[information theory]], the mathematical study of the [[concept]] of information, or [[information science]], a field related to computer scienc
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• History
  ...mple [[History of Brazil (1889–1930)]], [[History of China]], or [[History of Science]]. <center>For lessons on the [[topic]] of '''''History''''', follow [https://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=C
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• Jealousy
  ...on]] that the [[experience]] of jealousy can last much longer than the one of a basic emotion like [[anger]], without losing its [[original]] [[intensity ...formed from jaloux (jealous), and further from Low [[Latin]] zelosus (full of zeal), in turn from the [[Greek]] word ζήλος (zēlos), sometimes "jeal
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• Academic
  ...]], had formerly been an [[olive]] grove, hence the expression "the groves of Academe". ...us scholars popularized the term to describe certain types of institutions of higher learning. The English adopted the form '''academy''' while the Frenc
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• Democracy
  [[Image:lighterstill.jpg]][[Image:Goddess-of-democracy,-tiane_2.jpg|right|frame]] ...s''), "people" and ''κράτος'' (''kratos''), "rule, strength" in the middle of the 5th-4th century BC to denote the political systems then existing in som
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• Paradox
  A '''paradox''' is a true statement or group of statements that appears as a contradiction or a situation which defies [[in The recognition of [[ambiguity|ambiguities]], equivocations, and unstated assumptions underlyi
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• Habits
  ...mely simple form of [[learning]], in which an [[organism]], after a period of exposure to a stimulus, stops responding to that stimulus in varied [[manne <center>For lessons on the [[topic]] of '''''[[Habit]]''''', follow [https://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title
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• Heliand
  ...terative verse style of a Germanic saga. Heliand is the largest known work of written Old Saxon. ...It was not printed until 1705, by George Hickes. The first modern edition of the poem was published in 1830 by Johann Andreas Schmeller.[3]
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• Language
  ...ot count as language. In some cases, this involves disentangling folk uses of the term language from scientific uses. <center>For lessons on the [[topic]] of '''''Language''''', follow [https://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=
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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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• Phase Change
  ...the two phases may be vastly different. As an example imagine transition of liquid water into vapour at boiling point. ...yticity generally stems from the interactions of an extremely large number of particles in a system, and does not appear in systems that are too small.
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• Self Esteem
  *1.a.Favourable appreciation or opinion of oneself. ...ERROLD St. Giles xii. 121 The larger the man's self-esteem the surer is he of putting it off in the world's mart.
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• Hermeneutics
  ...as presuppositions, preunderstandings, the [[meaning]] and [[philosophy]] of [[language]], and [[semiotics]].[1] <center>For lessons on the [[topic]] of '''''Interpretation''''', follow [https://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?
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• Womanhood
  ...e term woman is also sometimes used to identify a female human, regardless of age, as in phrases such as "Women's rights". ...e human [[race]] regardless of their [[sex]] or age. This is the old usage of "Man" in English. It derives from Proto-Indo-European *mánu- 'man, human',
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• Prayer
  ...[[thoughts]] and [[emotion]]s. The words used in prayer may take the form of [[intercession]], a hymn, incantation or a spontaneous utterance in the per ...yer is ritualized and must be followed through a sometimes strict sequence of actions (even going as far as restricting who may pray), other religions, m
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• Holy
  ...l/schaff/hcc6.ii.vi.v.html?highlight=wyclif,bible#highlight Wyclif's Bible of 1382]. <center>For lessons on the related [[topic]] of '''''[[Sacred]]''''', follow [https://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?titl
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• African Philosophy
  ...self-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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• Hegemony
  ...lly cultural and non-military dominance, as opposed to the related notions of [[empire]] and [[suzerainty]]. ...er power or combination of powers that it might be at war with. An example of a hegemonic state in history is the |united Germany that existed from 1871
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• Totalitarianism
  ...promulgated by institutional means to direct the most significant aspects of public and private life)[3]. ...]] and [[criticism]], the use of mass [[surveillance]], and widespread use of state [[terrorism]].
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• Literary theory
  ...approaches to reading texts, most of which are informed by various strands of [[Continental philosophy]]. .... By this measure, literary theory can be thought of as the general theory of interpretation.
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• Happiness
  ...rized by contentment, satisfaction, [[pleasure]], or [[joy]].[1] A variety of philosophical, religious, psychological and biological approaches have stri Philosophers and religious thinkers often define happiness in terms of living a [[Goodness|good]] life, or flourishing, rather than simply as an [
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• Self Realization
  ...ure, and a greater awareness of the [[human condition]]. The actualization of personal moral [[ideal]]s affects participation in socially useful and ethi ...pt]]s of self-actualization and individuation and the interrelated concept of self-disclosure are included. Self-realization, with its [[focus]] on human
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• Contemplation
  *1 a : [[concentration]] on [[spiritual]] [[things]] as a [[form]] of [[private]] [[devotion]] :b : a [[state]] of [[mystical]] [[awareness]] of [[God]]'s [[being]]
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• Psychosomatic Medicine
  ...ns]], are manifest in phrases such as the [[power]] of suggestion, the use of "positive [[thinking]]" and concepts like "mind over matter". ...ki/Behavioral_medicine behavioral medicine] and a part of the [[practice]] of consultation-[[liaison]] [[psychiatry]]. Psychosomatic medicine integrates
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• The Sciences
  ...e]] to differentiate it from [[applied science]], which is the application of scientific research to specific human needs. Fields of science are commonly classified along two major lines:
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• Philistine
  ...European languages|Indo-European]] origin has been suggested for a handful of known Philistine words (See [[Philistine language]]). The etymology of the word into English is from Old French ''Philistin'', from Late Latin ''P
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• Jurors
  ...a sworn body of people convened to render an impartial verdict (a finding of fact on a question) officially submitted to them by a court, or to set a pe ...w]]. A trial without a jury (in which both questions of fact and questions of law are decided by a judge) is known as a bench trial.
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• Humanities
  ...ed as "humanists". But that term also describes the philosophical position of [[humanism]], which some "[[antihumanist]]" scholars in the humanities reje ...ed in importance during the [[20th century]]. Nevertheless, the influence of classical ideas in humanities such as philosophy and literature remain stro
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• Planet
  ...thermonuclear fusion in its core, and has cleared its neighbouring region of [[planetesimals]]. *IAU 2006 General Assembly: Result of the IAU Resolution votes [https://www.iau2006.org/mirror/www.iau.org/iau060
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• Afterlife
  ...the term reincarnation refers to an afterlife in which only the "essence" of the being is preserved, and the "afterlife" is another life on Earth or pos ==Types of views on the afterlife==
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• Roman law
  ...und [[530]]). Roman law as preserved in Justinian's codes became the basis of legal practice in the ''[[Byzantine Empire]]'' and&mdash;later&mdash;in con ...ystems of the continent. The influence of Roman law is shown by the wealth of legal terminology, retained by all legal systems, like ''[[stare decisis]]'
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• Force
  ...a pull. The acceleration of the body is proportional to the [[vector sum]] of all forces acting on it (known as ''net force'' or ''resultant force''). In Net force is mathematically equal to the rate of change of the [[momentum]] of the body. Since [[momentum]] is a [[vector]] [[quantity]] (has both a magni
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• Science
  ...ce' to differentiate it from [[applied science]], which is the application of scientific research to specific human needs. Fields of science are commonly classified along two major lines:
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• Christian philosophy
  ...s [[Plato]] and [[Aristotle]], with the [[Theology|theological]] doctrines of [[Christianity]]. Christian philosophy originated during the [[Middle Ages] ...e hold that one cannot simultaneously be a philosopher and a true adherent of a [[Revelation|revealed religion]]. In this view, all attempts at synthesis
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• Sexuality
  ...ion of the original number of chromosomes. During meiosis, the chromosomes of each pair usually cross over to achieve genetic recombination. ...almost all [[animal]]s and [[plant]]s. Bacterial conjugation, the transfer of [[DNA]] between two bacteria, is often mistakenly confused with [[sexual re
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• Communism
  ...erm "communism" is sometimes used to refer to communist [[state]]s, a form of government in which the state operates under a one-party system and declare ...alists or social democrats, slowly drifted away from the [[radical]] views of Marx after his death in 1883; other communists, like [[Vladimir Lenin]], co
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• Reality
  '''Reality''', in everyday usage, means "the [[state]] of [[things]] as they actually [[existence|exist]]". ...they actually exist, as opposed to an [[idealistic]] or notional [[idea]] of them.
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• Chemistry
  ...]] and [[entropy]] in relation to the [[spontaneous reaction|spontaneity]] of [[chemical process]]es. ...s have emerged in recent years, e.g. [[neurochemistry]] the chemical study of the mind (see [[#Subdisciplines|subdisciplines]]).
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• Orality
  ...relates to the goal of eradicating [[poverty]], as well as to the process of [[globalization]]. ==The impact of literacy on culture==
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• Violence
  ...Worldwide, violence is used as a tool of manipulation and also is an area of concern for [[law]] and [[culture]] who take attempts to supress and stop i <center>For lessons on the topic of '''''Violence''''' (''War''), follow [https://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.
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• Brain
  ...ead, protected by the [[skull]] and close to the primary sensory apparatus of [[vision]], [[hearing]], balance, [[taste]], and [[smell]]. <center>For lessons on the [[topic]] of the '''''Brain''''', follow [https://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title
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• El
  ...res and the husband of the goddess Asherah as recorded in the clay tablets of Ugarit (modern Ras Shamra, Syria).[2] ...of the Royal Library of the Ebla civilization, in the archaeological site of Tell Mardikh in Syria dated to 2300 BC. He may have been a desert god at so
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• Names
  ...ies a specific unique and identifiable [[individual]] [[person]]. The name of a specific entity is sometimes called a proper name (although that term has The use of personal names is not unique to [[human]]s. Dolphins also use [[symbolic]]
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• Morality
  ...science. An example of the descriptive usage could be "common conceptions of morality have changed significantly over time." ...sense is a position known as [[moral skepticism]], in which the existence of objective moral "truths" is rejected. [https://plato.stanford.edu/entries/m
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• God
  ...[[religion]]s, whom they believe to be the [[Creation|Creator]] and ruler of the [[universe]]. ...Philosophers have developed many arguments for and against the existence of God.
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• Dream
  ...peculation and interest throughout recorded history. The scientific study of dreams is known as ''Oneirology''. <center>For lessons on the [[topic]] of '''''Dreams''''', follow [https://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=Ca
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• Gossip
  ...roven) [[fact]]s and views, but also has a reputation for the introduction of errors and other variations into the [[information]] transmitted. The term In the last decade, gossip has been researched in terms of its [[evolution]]ary [[psychology]] origins.[1] This has found gossip as an
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• Anger
  ...ide [[force]].[3] The [[English]] term originally comes from the term angr of Old Norse language.[4] ...] While most of those who experience anger explain its arousal as a result of "what has happened to them," psychologists point out that an angry person c
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• Emotion
  ...://www.emotionalcompetency.com/emotion.htm Emotional Competency discussion of emotion] The related term "motivation" is also derived from ''movere''. No definitive taxonomy of emotions exists, though numerous taxonomies have been proposed. Some catego
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• Culture
  ...w culture]], [[folk culture]], or [[popular culture]]) John Befrger ''Ways of Seeing'', anthropologists understand "culture" to refer not only to [[consu <center>For lessons on the [[topic]] of '''''Culture''''', follow [https://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=C
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• Scientific Method
  ...ure (mathematics)|measurable]] [[evidence]] subject to specific principles of [[reasoning]], ...h [[observation]] and [[experiment]]ation, and the formulation and testing of [[hypothesis|hypotheses]].
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• Cultural
  ...w culture]], [[folk culture]], or [[popular culture]]) John Befrger ''Ways of Seeing'', anthropologists understand "culture" to refer not only to [[consu ...he social, and the normative, nor does it reflect three competing theories of culture.
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• 2012
  ...rom a mixture of amateur [[archaeoastronomy]], alternative interpretations of [[mythology]], numerological constructions, and alleged prophecies from [[e <center>For lessons on the [[topic]] of '''''2012''''', follow [https://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=Cate
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• Reincarnation
  ...ality]] is developed during each life in the physical world, but some part of the self remains constant throughout the successive lives.[1] ...[[Kabbalah]], and Gnostic and Esoteric Christianity. The Buddhist concept of Rebirth although often referred to as reincarnation differs significantly f
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• J. Gordon Melton
  ...e Department of Religious Studies at the [https://www.ucsb.edu/ University of California, Santa Barbara]. He is the [[author]] of more than twenty-five books, including several encyclopedias, handbooks, an
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• Brainwashing
  ...road ranges of psychological tactics seen as subverting individuals' sense of control over their own [[thinking]], [[behavior]], [[emotions]], or [[decis ...]. These theories were later expanded or modified to explain a wider range of [[phenomena]], especially [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Religious_conversi
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• A Course in Miracles
  ...y thousands." Consequently, even though the language of the Course is that of traditional [[Christianity]], it expresses a non-sectarian, non-denominatio ...an be overcome through miracles, which are defined as maximal "expressions of love." The miracle is defined as the shift in perception from fear to love.
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• Languages and Literature
  ...roperties of language in general. For information specifically on the use of language by humans see the main article on [[natural language]]. == Properties of language ==
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• Society
  ...uch as a [[Western society]]. Society can also refer to an organized group of people associated together for religious, benevolent, cultural, scientific, ...social contract between members of the community. Implicit in the meaning of society is that its members share some mutual concern or interest, a common
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• Logic
  ...word, thought, idea, argument, account, reason, or principle) is the study of valid [[inference]] and [[demonstration (proof)|demonstration]]. ...eds. ''Advances in Argumentation Theory and Research'', Southern Illinois University Press, 1983 ISBN 0809310503, ISBN-13 978-0809310500
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• Meister Eckhart
  ...erable]] and [[Saint Anselm]] as emblematic of the [[intellectual]] spirit of the [[Middle Ages]]. ...notable for his sermons [[communicating]] the [[metaphor]]ical [[content]] of [[the gospels]] to laymen and clergy alike. Major German philosophers hav
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• Paradigm
  ...uistics]], [[Ferdinand de Saussure]] used ''paradigm'' to refer to a class of elements with similarities. ...hem are formulated; ''broadly '': a philosophical or theoretical framework of any kind.[https://www.m-w.com/dictionary/paradigm paradigm]
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• Sigmund Freud
  ...entering on sexuality and his [[understanding]] of the dynamic functioning of the human psyche changed the way Europeans and North Americans think about ...artment, where the serious Sigmund occupied his own bedroom while the rest of the family shared the three others. Freud adored his mother and liked his f
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• Metaphysics
  ...[[being]] and the world. "Metaphysician" is, counterintuitively, the name of someone that studies metaphysics, not metaphysicist. ...rs on "physics", in posthumously edited collections. Aristotle called some of the subjects treated there "first philosophy."
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• Idealism
  ...f the nature of thought or that the object of external perception consists of ideas. It can also be the tendency to represent things in an ideal form, o ...of an all-pervading ''[[God]]'', as the basis of all [[phenomena]]. A type of Asian idealism is [[Consciousness]]-only.
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• Quantity
  ...hile others are functioning as states (properties, dimensions, attributes) of things such as heavy and light, long and short, broad and narrow, small and Two basic divisions of quantity, [[magnitude (mathematics)|magnitude]] and multitude (or [[number]
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• Social Sciences
  ...iences tend to emphasize the use of the [[scientific method]] in the study of humanity, including [[quantitative method|quantitative]] and [[qualitative ...ly, quantitative and qualitative methods are being integrated in the study of human action and its implications and consequences.
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• Inquiry
  ...of the various types of inquiry and a treatment of the ways that each type of inquiry achieves its aim. <center>For lessons on the [[topic]] of '''''Inquiry''''', follow [https://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=C
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• Intellectual History
  ...es of [[Kulturgeschichte]] and [[Geistesgeschichte]], the historical study of ideas has engaged not only western intellectual traditions, including, but ...sm]]. This may be expressed in various ways, such as attacks on the merits of science, education, or literature.
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• Nazareth
  ...y is described as the childhood home of [[Jesus]], and as such is a center of [[Christianity|Christian]] [[pilgrimage]], with many shrines commemorating ...onfused with "[[Nazirite]]," meaning a "separated" Jew who had taken a vow of holiness.
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• Causality
  ...and another event called effect which is the direct consequence (result) of the first. [https://dictionary.reference.com/search?q=Causality&x=35&y=25 R ...ise the correct causal relata, and how best to characterize the [[nature]] of the relationship between them, has as yet no [[universal]]ly accepted answe
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• Cognitive Science
  ...the mid-1950s when researchers in several fields began to develop theories of mind based on complex representations and computational procedures. Its org ...The six thinkers mentioned in this paragraph can be viewed as the founders of cognitive science.
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• Animal nature
  ...e scientific study of [[Behavior|'''''animal behavior''''']], and a branch of [[zoology]] (not to be confused with ethnology). ...l group and often study one type of behavior (e.g. aggression) in a number of unrelated animals.
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• Free Will
  ...between freedom and [[Causality|cause]], and determining whether the laws of nature are causally deterministic. The various [[Philosophy|philosophical] ...]]. The question of free will has been a central issue since the beginning of philosophical thought.
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• Community
  ...of people living in a common location or with a common purpose regardless of their location. The word is often used to refer to a [[group]] that is orga <center>For lessons on the [[topic]] of '''''Community''''', follow [https://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title
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• Atheism
  ...ities]], or the explicit view that there are no deities. On the definition of atheism: [https://www.investigatingatheism.info/definition.html] ...d [[naturalism]], but, as for theists, there is no one [[ideology]] or set of [[behavior]]s to which all atheists adhere. Some [[religion]]s, such as Jai
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• Letters VIII-XVI: Life
  ...ance]] is in emergent progress is that both life itself and the definition of life are struggling for redefinition and resacralization. Renaissance means the rebirth of life.
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• Identity
  ...ocial Sciences|social sciences]] to describe an individual's comprehension of him or herself as a discrete entity. ...s to the capacity for self-reflection and the awareness of self. (Handbook of self and identity]. ISBN 1572307986).
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• The Qur’ān
  ...kind, and consider the original Arabic text to be the final [[revelation]] of [[God]].[2][3][4][5] ...he standard edition known as the "Uthmanic recension."[9] The present form of the Qur’an is accepted by most scholars as the original version authored
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• Samuel Johnson
  ...d=b-8cONT4lHIC&printsec=frontcover&dq=life+of+samuel+johnson#PPP13,M1 Life of Samuel Johnson]''. ...The Life of Richard Savage'', the poems "London |London'' and ''The Vanity of Human Wishes'', and the play ''Irene''.
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• Buddha
  ...ars who presented definite opinions gave dates within 20 years either side of 400 BCE for the Buddha's death, with others supporting earlier or later dat <center>For lessons on the [[topic]] of '''''Buddhism''''', follow [https://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=
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• Synoetics and Self: The Construction of Planetary Identity as an Aesthetic Oeuvre
  In this paper an expanded model of a constructed planetary self is sought, informed by the meta-discipline of “synnoetics”-a term coined in 1961 by Louis
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• The Big Bang Never Happened
  ...its mathematical description thus follows logically from Einstein's theory of gravity. ...'s as new astronomical observations became inconsistent with more and more of its theoretical underpinnings: generally, the astronomical observations sim
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• Quetzalcoatl
  ...hought to have been the principal Aztec god. However, Quetzalcoatl was one of several important gods in the Aztec pantheon along with the gods [https://e ...Quetzalcoatl in the Nahuatl language was among the most important deities of [[Mesoamerica]]. Additonally, Quetzalcoatl was sometimes conflated with [ht
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• Nod
  ...cel.org/ccel/bible/asv.Gen.4.html?highlight=land,of,nod#highlight the land of Nod]. " ...f whether or not there are still present, relatively pure line descendants of this ancient Nodite race? Is this the race that has been associated with ro
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• Stress
  ...[Biology|biological]] term which refers to the consequences of the failure of a [[human]] or animal [[body]] to respond appropriately to [[emotion]]al or ...ss can occur in a variety of methods, including anxiety. Anxiety is a form of stress but may have diffrent symptoms, and diffent bodily reactions.[https:
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• Determinism
  ...torical debates, many varieties and philosophical positions on the subject of determinism exist from [[tradition]]s throughout the world. <center>For lessons on the [[topic]] of '''''Determinism''''', follow [https://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?tit
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• Complexity
  ...are at this time a number of approaches to characterizing complexity, many of which are reflected in this article. ...expresses a condition of numerous elements in a system and numerous forms of [[relationship]]s among the elements. At the same time, what is complex and
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• Anthropology
  ...primary methods, and the text that is written as a result of the practice of anthropology and its elements. ...criticisms of [[post-colonialism|post-colonial]] oppression and promotion of [[multiculturalism]].
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• What Is Narrative: Ricoeur, Bakhtin, and Process Approaches
  Philosophy and Cultural Inquiry, Swinburne University, ...ial to all human affairs and the source of what MacIntyre terms ‘the unity of a life.’
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• Creativity
  ...ess involving the generation of new ideas or concepts, or new associations of the creative mind between existing ideas or concepts. ...ative, more everyday conception of creativity is that it is simply the act of making something new.
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• Power
  ...h poer, pouer, from poer to be able, from Vulgar Latin *potēre, alteration of [[Latin]] posse <center>For lessons on the [[topic]] of '''''Power''''', follow [https://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=Cat
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• Personal
  From ME. '''persone''' OF. '''[[persone]]''' (human being, French [[personne]]) , L. '''[[persona]]'' # The physical [[body]] of a specified individual.
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• The Bhagavad Gita
  ...org/wiki/Krishna Krishna], Who is revered by Hindus as a [[manifestation]] of the Lord Himself,[3] and is referred to within as [https://en.wikipedia.org ...imself (Svayam Bhagavan), blessing Arjuna with an awe-inspiring [[vision]] of His divine [[universal]] form.
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• Senses
  ...because of the [[belief]] that the visual system provides the best source of external information. <center>For lessons on the [[topic]] of the '''''Senses''''', follow [https://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?titl
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• Meditation
  ...physical practices which can emphasize development of either a high degree of mental concentration, or the apparent converse, mental [[quiescence]]. ...es from the [[Latin]] ''meditatio'', which originally indicated every type of physical or intellectual exercise, then later evolved into the more specifi
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• Leadership
  ...n task”.[1] A definition more inclusive of followers comes from Alan Keith of Genentech who said "Leadership is ultimately about creating a way for peopl ...iffer from related [[concepts]] (i.e., management), and some [[critiques]] of leadership as generally conceived.
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• The Shaman Reborn in Cyberspace
  ''or Evolving Magico-Spiritual Techniques of Consciousness-Making'' by Manie Eagar ...al pretexts, contexts and subtexts created by the new technologies of virtual, immersive and cyber realities create boundaryless [[experience]]s
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• Medieval Philosophy
  ...ssance]] in the sixteenth century. It is defined partly by the [[process]] of rediscovering the ancient culture developed in Greece and Rome in the [[cla The [[history]] of medieval philosophy is traditionally divided into three main periods:
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• Race2
  ...changing position of Hispanics in U.S. society, especially in the context of [[The civil rights movement]] and [[United States immigration debates|the d ...dents who self-identified as [[White people|white]] in a northeastern U.S. university, ∼30% were estimated to have less than 90% European ancestry.<ref name="S
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• Magic
  ...e case in the Christian West and the Muslim Middle East where the practice of magic is generally regarded as blasphemous or forbidden by orthodox leaders <center>For lessons on the related [[topic]] of '''''[[Superstition]]''''', follow [https://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.ph
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• Ecology
  ...n organism includes physical properties, which can be described as the sum of local [[abiotic]] factors such as insolation (sunlight), [[climate]], and [ ...mentalism. Likewise "ecologic" or "ecological" is often taken in the sense of environmentally friendly.
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• 2013-03-26-The Flurry 12 (v2, 2)
  ===Topic: '''''Nature of Spiritualism'''''=== I am writing this in spite of what many might consider a subject too esoteric to bother with, but I will
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• Socialism
  ...g class [[social movement|political movement]] that criticized the effects of industrialization and private ownership on society. [[Karl Marx]] posited t ...], the first [[individual]] to coin to term "socialism" and the originator of technocracy and industrial planning. The first socialists predicted a world
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• Monotheism
  ...[[Judaism]], [[Christianity]] and [[Islam]], and the Platonic [[concept]] of [[God]] as put forward by [[Pseudo-Dionysius the Areopagite]]. The concept of monotheism has largely been defined in contrast with [[polytheistic]] and [
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• Sacred Space
  ...es them, defines a life in accordance with that view, and provides a means of access between the human world and [[divine]] realities. ...n it, it may be endowed with religious meaning. A shrine that is the focus of religious activity on certain occasions may be ignored at other times. In s
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• Psychoanalysis
  ...ysician [[Sigmund Freud]] and his followers, which is devoted to the study of human psychological functioning and behavior. # a method of investigation of the mind;
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• Relativity
  *1. The [[fact]] or condition of [[being]] [[relative]], relativeness. ...ely by [[Albert Einstein]] (1879-1955), is an extension and generalization of the corresponding principles in classical, or Newtonian, [[mechanics]].
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• The Book of Revelation
  ...t]] in the [[Bible]]. It is the only biblical book that is wholly composed of [[apocalyptic literature]]. ...did not achieve canonical status, except for the [[2 Esdras]] (Apocalypse of Ezra), which is canonical in the [[Russian Orthodox]] and [[Ethiopian Ortho
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• States of Consciousness
  ...depends largely on the scope of one's personal experience and the context of one's worldview. ...lone higher or lower ones, as these are all thought to be mere projections of the waking state.
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• Life Extension
  ...gerontology, refers to attempts to slow down or reverse the [[processes]] of aging to extend both the maximum and average lifespan. Some [[researchers]] <center>For lessons on the [[topic]] of '''''Life Extension''''', follow [https://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?
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• Creation
  ...e and [[astronomy]], the term refers to theories of creation of (and study of) the Solar System. ...variety of [[frame of reference|perspectives]] which include extrapolation of scientific theories to untested regimes and philosophical or religious idea
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• Episcopal Church in the United States of America
  '''The Episcopal Church''' is the official name of the Province of the Anglican Communion in the United States. ...copalchurch.org/visitors_8950_ENG_HTM.htm What makes us Anglican?Hallmarks of the Episcopal Church]
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• Home
  A '''home''' is a place of residence or refuge. [https://dictionary.reference.com/browse/home] It is u ...in social evolution. The family is the [[channel]] through which the river of culture and [[knowledge]] flows from one generation to another.([[84:0]])
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