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  • 41Idealism — The 20th century British scientist Sir James Jeans wrote that the Universe begins to look more like a great thought than like a great machine This article is about the philosophical notion of idealism. For other uses, see Idealism… …

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  • 42Kabir — Al Kabir the Great is also one of the 99 names of God in Islam. For a complete disambiguation page, see Kabir (disambiguation) Kabīr (also Kabīra) (Hindi: कबीर, Punjabi: ਕਬੀਰ, Urdu: کبير‎ (1398 mdash;1448) [ This date is now universally accepted… …

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  • 43Court of Chancery — This article is about the English civil court. For other uses, see Court of Chancery (disambiguation) …

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  • 44Karol Szymanowski — Karol Maciej [ [http://pianosociety.com/cms/index.php?section=1821 Piano Society ] ] Szymanowski (3 October 1882 in Tymoszówka (present day Ukraine) – 28 March 1937) was a Polish composer and pianist, and among the most influential composers of… …

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  • 45James Ponder — Infobox Officeholder honorific prefix = name = James Ponder honorific suffix = imagesize = small office = Governor of Delaware term start = January 17 1871 term end = January 19 1875 predecessor = Gove Saulsbury successor = John P. Cochran birth… …

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  • 46nature, philosophy of — Introduction       the discipline that investigates substantive issues regarding the actual features of nature as a reality. The discussion here is divided into two parts: the philosophy of physics and the philosophy of biology.       In this… …

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  • 47Pragmatism — • As a tendency in philosophy, signifies the insistence on usefulness or practical consequences as a test of truth. Catholic Encyclopedia. Kevin Knight. 2006. Pragmatism     Pragmatism   …

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  • 48The Anglo-Saxon Church —     The Anglo Saxon Church     † Catholic Encyclopedia ► The Anglo Saxon Church     I. ANGLO SAXON OCCUPATION OF BRITAIN     The word Anglo Saxon is used as a collective name for those Teutonic settlers the foundation stock of the English race… …

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  • 49go·ing-over — /ˌgowıŋˈoʊvɚ/ noun [singular] 1 : a careful examination I ll give the documents a (thorough) going over. [=I ll read the documents carefully] 2 informal : a severe beating They threatened to give him a (good) going over if he didn t cooperate …

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  • 50Radical — Rad i*cal (r[a^]d [i^]*kal), a. [F., fr. L. radicalis having roots, fr. radix, icis, a root. See {Radix}.] 1. Of or pertaining to the root; proceeding directly from the root. [1913 Webster] 2. Hence: Of or pertaining to the root or origin;… …

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