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• Phenomenon
  In general, apart from its original use as a term in philosophy, ''phenomenon'' stands for any observable event. Some observable events ar ...r, cannot be known. The concept of 'phenomena' relates to the tradition of philosophy called [[phenomenology]]. Leading figures in phenomenology - the science of
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• Concrete
  *3: (of a noun) denoting a material object as opposed to an [[abstract]] [[quality]], [[state]], or [[action]]. ...s is called [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Abstract_object_theory abstract object theory].
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• Phenomena
  In general, apart from its original use as a term in philosophy, ''phenomenon'' stands for any observable event. Some observable events ar ...r, cannot be known. The concept of 'phenomena' relates to the tradition of philosophy called [[phenomenology]]. Leading figures in phenomenology - the science of
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• Sage
  ...isdom. According to Plato, there are two categories of being who do not do philosophy: ...ion between the philosopher and the sage played an important part in Stoic philosophy that developed after Plato.
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• Quality
  ==Philosophy== ....org/wiki/Metaphysics_of_Quality Metaphysics of Quality³]. In contemporary philosophy, the idea of qualities and especially how to distinguish certain kinds of q
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• Behavior
  ...action (philosophy)|action]]s or [[reaction]]s of an [[object (philosophy)|object]] or [[organism]], usually in [[relation]] to the [[natural environment|env ...ng not directed at other people and thus is the most basic human [[Action (philosophy)|action]]. Animal behavior is studied in [[comparative psychology]], [[etho
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• Yin and yang
  ...ssical [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chinese_science Chinese science] and philosophy, as well as being a primary guideline of [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tra ...er of the two major aspects may [[manifest]] more strongly in a particular object, depending on the criterion of the [[observation]].
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• Inertia
  ...its state of [[relative]] [[motion]]. It is represented numerically by an object's [[mass]]. The principle of inertia is one of the fundamental principles o ...e force causes its speed or direction to [[change]]. This would include an object that is not in motion (velocity = zero), which will remain at rest until so
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• Naturalism
  *2: a theory denying that an event or object has a supernatural significance; specifically : the doctrine that scientifi ...idea, to varying extents, to all of [[philosophy]] too. [[Science]] and [[philosophy]], according to this view, are said to form a [[continuum]]. [https://en.wi
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• Being
  ...anscendentally]] or [[Immanence|immanently]] The nature of being varies by philosophy, giving different interpretations in the frameworks of [https://en.wikipedi ==Being in continental philosophy and existentialism==
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• 101:7 A Personal Philosophy of Religion
  ...[intellectual]] bent markedly determine the [[pattern]] of [[religious]] [[philosophy]]. [[Vocation]], [[marriage]], and kindred all [[influence]] the [[evolutio 101:7.2 A [[philosophy]] of [[religion]] evolves out of a basic [[growth]] of [[ideas]] plus [[exp
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• Mimesis
  *5 : the [[quality]] of an object in possessing some of the [[nature]] or attributes of a [[transcendent]] [[ [[Category: Philosophy]]
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• Transcendental
  ...[Ancient Philosophy]], one in [[Medieval Philosophy]], and one in [[Modern Philosophy]]. In the second [[meaning]], which originated in Medieval philosophy, concepts are ''transcendental'' if they are broader than what falls within
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• Alienation
  ...ndividualization and urbanization. Simmel's ''"Philosophie des Geldes"'' ("Philosophy of Money") describes how [[relationships]] become more and more mediated th ...the [[Subjectivity|subject]] of [[perception]], relates to the world as an object of its [[perception]], and so is distanced from the world rather than livin
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• Intuition
  ...Dictionary|OED]] cites '''intution''' as "the immediate apprehension of an object by the [[mind]] without the intervention of any reasoning process" Philosophy considers it is an act by which the mind perceives the agreement or disagre
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• Universal
  ...he Rights of Man and of the Citizen]], for those heavily influenced by the philosophy of the [[Age of Enlightenment|Enlightenment]] and its conception of a [[hum A '''universal proposition''' is one that affirms a [[property (philosophy)|property]] of all the members of a [[set]]. For instance, the proposition
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• Ideal
  ...smooth one drawn with a compass. In the world in general, each particular object ought to become more like it's ideal. In [[ethics]], by [[analogy]], each p [[Category: Philosophy]]
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• Absolute
  ...ultural views, as well as independent on whether it discovered or not what object has it. [[Category: Philosophy]]
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• Past
  ...ted to [[Albert Einstein]]'s [[theory]] of [[relativity]]. The past is the object of [[study]] in such fields as [[history]], [[archaeology]], archaeoastrono ==Philosophy and science==
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• Frame of reference
  A '''frame of reference''' is a system used to identify an object knowing that different frames of reference can be used each with varying de [[Category: Philosophy]]
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