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  • 1practical syllogism — Aristotle appears to have thought that practical reasoning could be represented in the shape of a syllogism, although the passages are fragmentary and not altogether consistent. In one version, the first premise would give a kind of action or… …

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  • 2Overpopulation Theories —     Theories of Population     † Catholic Encyclopedia ► Theories of Population     Down to the end of the eighteenth century, very little attention was given to the relation between increase of population and increase of subsistence. Plato (De… …

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  • 3WISSENSCHAFT DES JUDENTUMS — (Ger.; Science of Judaism ; in Hebrew Ḥokhmat Yisrael). Origin and Definition The term Wissenschaft des Judentums first made its appearance among young Jewish intellectuals during the 1810s and 1820s. Its principal objective, as it was then… …

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  • 4UNITED STATES OF AMERICA — UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, country in N. America. This article is arranged according to the following outline: introduction Colonial Era, 1654–1776 Early National Period, 1776–1820 German Jewish Period, 1820–1880 East European Jewish Period,… …

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  • 5CHRISTIANITY — CHRISTIANITY, a general term denoting the historic community deriving from the original followers of Jesus of Nazareth; the institutions, social and cultural patterns, and the beliefs and doctrines evolved by this community; and – in the   widest …

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  • 6Pastoral Council — In Catholic dioceses and parishes, Pastoral Councils may be established by the diocesan Bishop or pastor. They are consultative bodies which serve to advise them regarding pastoral issues. The main purpose of a diocesan pastoral council is… …

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  • 7Lollards — • The name given to the followers of John Wyclif, an heretical body numerous in England in the latter part of the fourteenth and the first half of the fifteenth century Catholic Encyclopedia. Kevin Knight. 2006. Lollards     Lollards …

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  • 8Friedrich List — (August 6, 1789 – November 30, 1846) was a leading 19th Century German and American economist who developed the National System or what some would call today the National System of Innovation. He was a forefather of the German Historical school… …

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  • 9St. Bonaventure —     St. Bonaventure     † Catholic Encyclopedia ► St. Bonaventure     Doctor of the Church, Cardinal Bishop of Albano, Minister General of the Friars Minor, born at Bagnorea in the vicinity of Viterbo in 1221; died at Lyons, 16 July, 1274.… …

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  • 10Isaac Alfasi — Rabbi Isaac ben Jacob Alfasi (1013 1103) also Isaac Hakohen, Alfasi or the Rif (רי ף) was a Talmudist and posek (decisor in matters of halakha Jewish law). He is best known for his work of halakha , the legal code Sefer Ha halachot , considered… …

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