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The study of the truths and principles of being, knowledge, or conduct.
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astrology
Philosophy; General philosophy
The astrology of the ancients was indeed a great and noble science. It is a term which means the "science of the celestial bodies." Modern astrology is but the tattered and ...
asura-maya
Philosophy; General philosophy
Name of a great Atlantean magician, who is said to have been a great astronomer.
asvamedha
Philosophy; General philosophy
The Horse—sacrifice, performed in ancient India by kings and emperors to demonstrate their sovereignty over other princes.
asvattha
Philosophy; General philosophy
The mystical tree of knowledge, the mystical tree of kosmical life and being, represented as growing in a reversed position: the branches extending downwards and the roots ...
attention
Philosophy; General philosophy
Attention is a term commonly used in education, psychiatry and psychology. The definition is often vague. Attention can be defined as an internal cognitive process by which one ...
attention getting
Philosophy; General philosophy
Attention getting is more than just the orienting reflex, it is the "initial orientation or alerting to a stimulus." Though this may be considered an automatic act, in fact it ...
attention holding
Philosophy; General philosophy
Attention holding is the "maintenance of attention when a stimulus is intricate or novel." Stimuli that hold our attention must be both novel and complex in order to encourage ...
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