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heracliteanism
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The philosophy of Heraclitus, maintaining the perpetual change of all things, the only abiding thing being the logos, or orderly principle, according to which the change takes place.
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-ism
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a suffix appearing in loanwords from Greek, where it was used to form action nouns from verbs (baptism); on this model, used as a productive suffix in the formation of nouns denoting action or practice, state or condition, principles, doctrines, a usage or characteristic, devotion or adherence, etc. (criticism; barbarism; Darwinism; despotism; plagiarism; realism; witticism; intellectualism).
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-ist
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a suffix of nouns, often corresponding to verbs ending in -ize or nouns ending in -ism, that denote a person who practices or is concerned with something, or holds certain principles, doctrines, etc.: apologist; dramatist; machinist; novelist; realist; socialist; Thomist.
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-icity
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a suffix used to form abstract nouns expressing state or condition: jollity; civility; Latinity.
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axiological
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of or relating to the study of values
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axiology
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The study of the nature of values and value judgments.
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epistemological/epistemic
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of or relating to epistemology; of or pertaining to knowledge or the conditions for acquiring it.
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epistemology
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a branch of philosophy that investigates the origin, nature, methods, and limits of human knowledge.
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