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51Leibniz: truth, knowledge and metaphysics — Nicholas Jolley Leibniz is in important respects the exception among the great philosophers of the seventeenth century. The major thinkers of the period characteristically proclaim the need to reject the philosophical tradition; in their… …
52Locke’s political theory — Ian Harris The author of Two Treatises of Government also wrote An Essay concerning Human Understanding. This is an elementary fact, but one with an important implication for understanding Locke’s political theory. For Two Treatises is an… …
53Hegel’s Phenomenology of Spirit — Robert C.Solomon G.W.F.Hegel (1770–1831) was the greatest systematic philosopher of the nineteenth century. As a young man he followed and was (at least at first) enthusiastic about the French Revolution. Then came the Reign of Terror of 1793,… …
54candid — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) adj. frank, straightforward; outspoken, blunt. See truth. II (Roget s IV) modif. 1. [Frank] Syn. straightforward, sincere, open; see frank , honest 1 . 2. [Fair] Syn. impartial, just, upright; see fair 1 …
55direct — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) v. t. guide, lead; regulate, govern, conduct, head, manage, supervise, boss, rule; aim, point; order, command, prescribe, bid, instruct, teach, coach, prompt; show or lead the way; address. See authority …
56forthright — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) adj. downright, straightforward, frank, candid, outspoken; unequivocal, explicit, honest, straight from the shoulder (inf.). See probity. II (Roget s IV) modif. Syn. straightforward, direct, candid,… …
57frank — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) adj. ingenuous, candid, straightforward, forthright, sincere, open. See truth. II (Roget s IV) modif. Syn. candid, straightforward, sincere, open, forthright, outspoken, direct, honest, artless, free,… …
58straight — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) adj. unbent (see straightness); upright, honorable; honest, straightforward; regular, undiluted, unmodified; consecutive, seriatim; proper, correct; informal, heterosexual. See probity, purity, sequence …
59straight — adj 1. direct, uncurved, undeviating, unswerving, unbent, unbowed; linear, lineal, in a line; straightaway, straightforward, straight lined, straight as an arrow, dead straight. 2. level, even, flat, smooth, horizontal; perfect, true, right, just …
60Deconstruction — For the approach to post modern architecture, see Deconstructivism; for other uses, see Deconstruction (disambiguation). Deconstruction is a term introduced by French philosopher Jacques Derrida in his 1967 book Of Grammatology. Although he… …
