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Philosophy
The study of the truths and principles of being, knowledge, or conduct.
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Edward Spencer Beesly
Philosophy; General philosophy
(1831-1915) Professor of history and political economy at University College, London. A follower of August Comte. Beesly was chairman at the meeting in St. Martin's Hall, London ...
Ludwig Von Beethoven
Philosophy; General philosophy
(1770-1827) The great musician was reared a Catholic but quit the Church and adopted Goethe's Pantheism. Although he composed a Catholic mass (Missa solemnis) which an authority ...
begging the question
Philosophy; General philosophy
An argument that rests on a premise that is either a restatement of the conclusion or that would be doubted for the same reason that the conclusion would be doubted.
Behaviorism
Philosophy; General philosophy
Belief that all mental phenomena can be explained by reference to publicly observable behavior or dispositions to behave. Modern psychology, exemplified by Watson and Skinner, is ...
real being
Philosophy; General philosophy
Anything that has, or can have, existence independent of man's actual knowledge.
relative being
Philosophy; General philosophy
A being which can be thought of or can exist only in reference to another.
beingness
Philosophy; General philosophy
The assumption or choosing of a category of identity. Beingness can be assumed by oneself or given to oneself or attained. Examples of beingness would be one's own name, one's ...
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