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31Prohairesis — (variously translated as moral character , will , volition , choice , intention , or moral choice [Keith Seddon, Epictetus Handbook , p. 228] ) is a foundational concept in the Stoic philosophy of Epictetus. The use of this Greek word was first… …
32Theories of religion — can be divided into substantive theories (focusing on what religion is) and functional or reductionist theories (focusing on what it does). Influential substantive theories have been proposed by Tylor and Frazer (focusing on the explanatory value …
33A Defence of Poetry — For the work by Sir Philip Sidney, see An Apology for Poetry 1891 title page by Ginn and Co., Boston A Defence of Poetry is an essay by the English poet Percy Bysshe Shelley, written in 1821 and first published posthumously in 1840 in Essays,… …
34Mill, John Stuart: Logic and metaphysics — J.S.Mill Logic and metaphysics John Skorupski ENLIGHTENMENT AND ROMANTICISM IN MILL’S PHILOSOPHY Mill’s importance as one of the major figures of nineteenth century politics and culture, and the current interest in him as a moral and political… …
35LOGOS — LOGOS, a Greek word meaning speech, organization, rational order, rational relationship, or rational expression, common in Greek philosophical writings. As the word of God in all its manifestations, it appears in Jewish and Christian theological… …
36ideal type — Ideal types in sociology are most closely associated with the name of Max Weber , although as a method of investigation and explanation they are more commonly found in economics, for example in the concept of the perfect market. For Weber, the… …
37Active intellect — or agent intellect is a term used in both psychology and philosophy.PsychologyActive intellect, or active knowledge, is the psychological concept of knowledge being actively used (as opposed to passive knowledge). For example, if you are speaking …
38judgment — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) Act of evaluating Nouns 1. judgment, adjudication, arbitration; result, conclusion, upshot; deduction, inference, corollary (see reasoning); decision, determination, finding, opinion, ruling, verdict,… …
39intelligence — I (intellect) noun acumen, aptitude, astuteness, brains, brilliance, cleverness, cognition, cognitive faculty, comprehension, genius, insight, intellectional faculty, intellectual power, intellectuality, intellegentia, keenness, mens, mental… …
40Cognitive closure (philosophy) — Problems of inquiry Cognitive closure (philosophy) Cognitive bias (psychology) Empirical limits in science This box: view · talk · …
