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1Affection — Af*fec tion, n. [F. affection, L. affectio, fr. afficere. See {Affect}.] 1. The act of affecting or acting upon; the state of being affected. [1913 Webster] 2. An attribute; a quality or property; a condition; a bodily state; as, figure, weight,… …
2affection — 1. noun /ʌ.fɛk.ʃən/ a) The act of affecting or acting upon; the state of being affected. Usage note: often in the plural; formerly followed by to , but now more generally by for or toward(s) ; as, filial, social, or conjugal affections; to have… …
3affection — noun Etymology: Middle English, from Anglo French affection, from Latin affection , affectio, from afficere Date: 13th century 1. a moderate feeling or emotion 2. tender attachment ; fondness < she ha …
4Epicureanism — Stephen Everson It is tempting to portray Epicureanism as the most straightforward, perhaps even simplistic, of the major dogmatic philosophical schools of the Hellenistic age. Starting from an atomic physics, according to which ‘the totality of… …
5Hellenistic biological sciences — R.J.Kankinson The five centuries that separate Aristotle’s death in 322 BC from Galen’s ascendancy in Rome in the latter part of the second century AD were fertile ones for the biological sciences, in particular medicine. Nor is the period solely …
6literature — /lit euhr euh cheuhr, choor , li treuh /, n. 1. writings in which expression and form, in connection with ideas of permanent and universal interest, are characteristic or essential features, as poetry, novels, history, biography, and essays. 2.… …
7British moralists of the eighteenth century: Shaftesbury, Butler and Price — David McNaughton In this chapter I discuss the moral theories of three influential writers: Anthony Ashley Cooper, Third Earl of Shaftesbury (1671–1713); Joseph Butler (1692–1752) and Richard Price (1723–91). All three wrote extensively on issues …
8Enlightenment (The Scottish) — The Scottish Enlightenment M.A.Stewart INTRODUCTION The term ‘Scottish Enlightenment’ is used to characterize a hundred years of intellectual and cultural endeavour that started around the second decade of the eighteenth century. Our knowledge of …
9Francis Hutcheson (philosopher) — Infobox Philosopher region = Western Philosophy era = 18th century philosophy color = #B0C4DE name = Francis Hutcheson birth = August 8, 1694 in Ireland school tradition = Scottish Enlightenment, Utilitarianism influences = Shaftesbury, John… …
10Francis Wright — THE WOMANA Brief Biography of Frances Wright, With Particular Emphasis on NashobaA Scottish (upper middle class) born radical free thinker who visited America in 1818 1820, became a passionate friend of Lafayette starting September 1821. Followed …
