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The study of the truths and principles of being, knowledge, or conduct.

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Augustine
Philosophy; General philosophy

(354-430) North African philosopher and theologian who blended the philosophy of Plato with Christianity but insisted nevertheless that faith holds an absolute priority over ...

aupapaduka
Philosophy; General philosophy

A compound term meaning "self-produced," "spontaneously generated." It is a term applied in Buddhism to a class of celestial beings called dhyani- buddhas; and because these ...

auric egg
Philosophy; General philosophy

A term which appertains solely to the more recondite teachings of occultism, of the esoteric philosophy. Little can be said here about it except to state that it is the source of ...

authenticity
Philosophy; General philosophy

Self-conscious appropriation of the conditions of one's own existence and identity. According to Heidegger, such deliberate reflection about the goals and values of life is the ...

autonomy
Philosophy; General philosophy

Autonomy is the right and capacity of a person, country or people to determine their own actions. Autonomy was in use as a description of nations and countries in the early 17th ...

autoplectic systems
Philosophy; General philosophy

Consider a dynamical system whose behavior appears random or chaotic. There are two ways in which an apparent randomness can occur: (1) external noise, so that if the evolution of ...

autopoiesis
Philosophy; General philosophy

Autopoiesis literally means "self-reproduction," and expresses a fundamental complementarity between structure and function. More precisely, the term refers to the dynamics of ...

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