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The study of the truths and principles of being, knowledge, or conduct.
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centralisation and decentralisation
Philosophy; General philosophy
Centralization (or centralism) is the process or policy of concentrating communications and decision-making in a single "nerve center". The term dates from the 18th century when ...
certainty
Philosophy; General philosophy
Descartes sought to build knowledge on the basis of certainty, with no room for doubt. Although the project as a whole, as well as its detail, has been contested, certainty ...
certitude
Philosophy; General philosophy
The mental state in which the mind gives a firm assent to a judgment without fear of the possibility of error, due to recognized valid reasons.
ceteris paribus
Philosophy; General philosophy
Latin expression for "other things being equal." The term is used in economic analysis when the analyst wants to focus on explaining the effect of changes in one (independent) ...
challenge study
Philosophy; General philosophy
Studies in which researchers intentionally give subject/patients pharmacological agents in order to induce and study psychiatric symptomology.
Champollion Jean Francios
Philosophy; General philosophy
(1790-1832) French Egyptologist. He read Arabic, Persian, and Sanskrit as well as ancient Egyptian and it was he who learned the secret of the hieroglyphic inscriptions. His ...
chance
Philosophy; General philosophy
The causality of agents resulting in effects not intended by the agents under these particular circumstances.
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- Ethics (460)
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- Political philosophy (1587)
- Western philosophy (202)