General philosophy

General philosophy

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Max Adler

Philosophy; General philosophy

(1873-1937) Leading theoretician and philosopher of Austro-Marxism who helped supply it with some of its radical formulations.

Victor Adler

Philosophy; General philosophy

(1852-1918) Founder and leader of the Austrian social democracy and a member of the International Socialist Bureau. He is regarded was a social chauvinist during World War I.

A Hebrew word that means Lord, which was used in reading the sacred scrolls as a substitute for the unutterable name of four letters, the J-H-V-H. This term was used by mediaeval writers as a name ...

administrative law

Philosophy; General philosophy

The body of regulations, rules, orders and decisions to carry out regulatory powers created by administrative agencies. In ordinary use, as contrasted with technical legal use, people often speak of ...

adwar-o-akwar

Philosophy; General philosophy

A term used mostly by the philosophers of illuminationism to describe the recurrent or cyclic periods in the history of cosmic evolution.

Theodor Adorno

Philosophy; General philosophy

(1903 -1969) German philosopher who also published written works on sociology, psychology, and musicology. Adomo obtained a degree in philosophy from Johann Wolfgang Goethe University in Frankfurt in ...

absolute truth

Philosophy; General philosophy

Something true for all time no matter what situation is involved. A plausible example is the law of non-contradiction. (Statements can't be true and false at the same time.)