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21 Cards in this Set
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drudge
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noun:
a person made to do hard, menial or dull work |
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normative
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adjective:
establishing, relating to, or deriving from a standard or norm, especially of behavior |
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epigram
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noun:
a pithy saying or remark expressing an idea in a clever and amusing way |
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metaphysics
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noun:
the branch of philosophy that deals with the first principles of things, including absract concepts such as being, knowing, substance, cause, identity, time and space; abstract theory or talk with no basis in reality |
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dogmatic
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adjective:
inclined to lay down principles as incontrovertibly true |
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phenomenology
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noun:
the science of phenomena as distinct from that of the nature of being; an approach that concentrates on the study of consciousness and the objects of direct experience |
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multifarious
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adj:
many and of various types; having many varied parts or aspects |
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multifarious
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adj:
many and of various types; having many varied parts or aspects |
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heterogeneous
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adj:
diverse in character or content |
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axiomatic
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adj:
self-evident or unquestionable |
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artificer
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noun:
a skilled craftsman or inventor |
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gestalt
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noun:
an organized whole that is perceived as more than the sum of its parts |
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positivism
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a philosophical system that holds that every rationally justifiable assertion can be scientifically verified or is capable of logical or mathematical proof, and that therefore rejects metaphysics and theism
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epistemology
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the theory of knowledge, especially with regard to its methods, validity and scope. Epistemology is the investigation of what distinguishes justified belief from opinion.
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exegesis
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noun:
cricitical explanation or interpretation of a text |
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insidious
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adj:
proceeding in a gradual, subtle way, but with harmful effects; treacherous, crafty |
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trenchant
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adj:
vigorous or incisive in expression or style |
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catharsis
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noun:
the process of releasing, and thereby providing relief from, strong or repressed emotions |
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epigone
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noun:
a less distinguished follower or imitator of someone, especially an artist or philosopher |
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parsimonious
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adj:
unwilling to spend money or use resources; stingy or frugal |
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dithyramb
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noun:
a wild choral hymn of ancient Greece, especially one dedicated to Dionysius |