General philosophy

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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 reason.

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 dhyani-buddhas are ...

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 the human aura as ...

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 only successful ...

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 century but first ...

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 the system is ...

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 non-equilibrium ...