General philosophy

General philosophy

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Edward Spencer Beesly

Philosophy; General philosophy

(1831-1915) Professor of history and political economy at University College, London. A follower of August Comte. Beesly was chairman at the meeting in St. Martin's Hall, London at which the ...

(1770-1827) The great musician was reared a Catholic but quit the Church and adopted Goethe's Pantheism. Although he composed a Catholic mass (Missa solemnis) which an authority described as "perhaps ...

begging the question

Philosophy; General philosophy

An argument that rests on a premise that is either a restatement of the conclusion or that would be doubted for the same reason that the conclusion would be doubted.

Behaviorism

Philosophy; General philosophy

Belief that all mental phenomena can be explained by reference to publicly observable behavior or dispositions to behave. Modern psychology, exemplified by Watson and Skinner, is founded on the ...

real being

Philosophy; General philosophy

Anything that has, or can have, existence independent of man's actual knowledge.

relative being

Philosophy; General philosophy

A being which can be thought of or can exist only in reference to another.

beingness

Philosophy; General philosophy

The assumption or choosing of a category of identity. Beingness can be assumed by oneself or given to oneself or attained. Examples of beingness would be one's own name, one's profession, one's ...