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71intend — intend, mean, design, propose, purpose signify to have in mind as an aim, end, or function. Intend implies that the mind is directed to some definite accomplishment or to the achievement of a definite end {if one earnestly intends a conspiracy,… …
72Indeterminacy (philosophy) — Indeterminacy, in philosophy, can refer both to common scientific and mathematical concepts of uncertainty and their implications and to another kind of indeterminacy deriving from the nature of definition or meaning.[citation needed] It is… …
73Genocide denial — occurs when an act of genocide is met with attempts to deny the occurrence and minimize the scale or death toll. The most well known type is Holocaust denial, but its definition can extend to any genocide that has been minimized or met with… …
74Śāntarakṣita — IAST|Śāntarakṣita (Devanagari: शान्तरक्षित) was a renowned 8th Century Indian Buddhist pandit and abbot of Nalanda University. Shantarakshita founded the philosophical school known as the Yogacara Svatantrika Madhyamaka which united the… …
75introspection — introspectional, adj. introspectionist, n., adj. /in treuh spek sheuhn/, n. 1. observation or examination of one s own mental and emotional state, mental processes, etc.; the act of looking within oneself. 2. the tendency or disposition to do… …
76literature — /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.… …
77United Kingdom — a kingdom in NW Europe, consisting of Great Britain and Northern Ireland: formerly comprising Great Britain and Ireland 1801 1922. 58,610,182; 94,242 sq. mi. (244,100 sq. km). Cap.: London. Abbr.: U.K. Official name, United Kingdom of Great… …
78education — /ej oo kay sheuhn/, n. 1. the act or process of imparting or acquiring general knowledge, developing the powers of reasoning and judgment, and generally of preparing oneself or others intellectually for mature life. 2. the act or process of… …
79philosophy, Western — Introduction history of Western philosophy from its development among the ancient Greeks to the present. This article has three basic purposes: (1) to provide an overview of the history of philosophy in the West, (2) to relate… …
80ethics — /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;… …
