General philosophy

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baloven

Philosophy; General philosophy

Russian idiom for "pet" or "favorite", was Lenin's nick-name for Bukharin, whom he called the 'favorite of the party'.

barbara

Philosophy; General philosophy

Name given by medieval logicians to any categorical syllogism whose standard form may be designated as

Armand Barbes

Philosophy; General philosophy

(1809-1870) French revolutionist in 1848. Sentenced to life imprisonment, pardoned in 1854 and emigrated to Belgium.

Henri Barbusse

Philosophy; General philosophy

(1873-1935) Pacifist novelist who joined the French Communist Party, authored biographies of both Joseph Stalin and Jesus Christ. Sponsor of anti-war and anti-fascist congresses.

barter

Philosophy; General philosophy

Trading of goods or services directly for other goods or services, without using money or any other similar unit of account or medium of exchange. Although barter represents the earliest form of ...

Pierre Eugene Marcellim Barthelot

Philosophy; General philosophy

(1827-1907) The founder of Organic Chemistry. In spite of his international distinction in science and the very many honors he bore Berthelot almost made a parade of his scorn of creeds and his ...

Sir Frederick Charles Bartlett

Philosophy; General philosophy

Bartlett is best know for his studies of memory and social psychology. His most significant and influential work is Remembering, which examines the influence of social factors on memory in an ...