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Nominalism (n.) |
(philosophy) The doctrine that the various objects labelled by the same term have nothing in common but their name. |
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Nihilism (n.) |
The belief that things do not exist, denial of objective reality |
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Socialism |
An economic system based on state ownership of capital = socialist economy * Capitalism (An economic system based on state ownership of capital) A political theory advocating state ownership of industry |
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Communism |
Hb |
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Fascism |
Gh |
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Marxism |
Th |
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Capitalism |
Gg |
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Epidemiology |
The branch of medical science dealing with the transmission and control of disease. |
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Paleontology |
The earth science that studies fossil organisms and related remains = Fossilology |
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Epistemology |
The philosophical theory of knowledge. |
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Hedonism |
Ff |
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Libertarianism |
Gh |
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Gentrification |
V |
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Federalism |
Fg |
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Feudalism |
Vv |
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Political economy |
Vh |
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Sociology |
Cv |
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Anthropology |
Vh |
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Historiography |
Vhj |
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Pantheism |
Vb |
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Machiavellianism |
Ff |
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Romanticism |
A movement in literature and Art during the late 18th and early 19th centuries that celebrated nature rather than civilization.
eg: Romanticism valued imagination and emotion over rationality.
* Classicism
A movement in literature and art during the 17th and 18th centuries in Europe that favoured rationality and restraint and strict forms.
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Orientalism (n.) |
The scholarly knowledge of Asian cultures and languages and people. The quality, customs or mannerisms characteristic of asian civilizations. |
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Entomology |
The branch of zoology that studies insects. = Bugology |
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Histology |
The study of 'tissues' |
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Oncology |
The study of Cancer |
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Pathology |
The study of Disease |
