(justify oneself)
11put — verb (puts, putting; past and past participle put) 1》 move to or place in a particular position. 2》 bring into a particular state or condition: they tried to put me at ease. ↘express in a particular way: to put it bluntly, he was not really… …
12put up or shut up — ► put up or shut up informal justify oneself or remain silent. Main Entry: ↑put …
13put up or shut up — informal justify oneself or remain silent they called for the alderman to either put up or shut up * * * ˌput up or ˈshut up idiom (especially BrE) used to tell sb to stop just talking about sth and actually do it, show it, etc. Main entry:… …
14ethics — /eth iks/, n.pl. 1. (used with a sing. or pl. v.) a system of moral principles: the ethics of a culture. 2. the rules of conduct recognized in respect to a particular class of human actions or a particular group, culture, etc.: medical ethics;… …
15Opportunism — Opportunity Seized, Opportunity Missed. Engraving by Theodoor Galle, 1605. Contents 1 General definition …
16Christianity — /kris chee an i tee/, n., pl. Christianities. 1. the Christian religion, including the Catholic, Protestant, and Eastern Orthodox churches. 2. Christian beliefs or practices; Christian quality or character: Christianity mixed with pagan elements; …
17Philosophical views of suicide — In ethics and other branches of philosophy, suicide poses a difficult question, answered differently by philosophers from different times and traditions. Arguments against suicide There have been many philosophical arguments made that contend… …
18Hermeneutics — Gadamer and Ricoeur G.B.Madison THE HISTORICAL BACKGROUND: ROMANTIC HERMENEUTICS Although the term ‘hermeneutics’ (hermeneutica) is, in its current usage, of early modern origin,1 the practice it refers to is as old as western civilization itself …
19Philosophy of suicide — Suicide Social …
20explain — 1 Explain, expound, explicate, elucidate, interpret, construe are comparable when they mean to make oneself or another understand the meaning of something. Explain, the most general term, implies a making of something plain or intelligible to… …
