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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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