it's a matter of principle
11principle — prin|ci|ple W1S3 [ˈprınsıpəl] n ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(moral rule)¦ 2¦(idea behind something)¦ 3 in principle 4¦(rules of a process)¦ ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ [Date: 1300 1400; : French; Origin: principe, from Latin principium beginning , from princeps; PRINCE] 1.) …
12principle — / prInsifipFl/ noun 1 MORAL RULE a) (C, U) a moral rule or set of ideas which makes you behave in a particular way: She resigned on a matter of principle. | the principle of the thing spoken: You shouldn t just take the car without asking, it s… …
13matter — [[t]mæ̱tə(r)[/t]] ♦ matters, mattering, mattered 1) N COUNT: usu with supp A matter is a task, situation, or event which you have to deal with or think about, especially one that involves problems. It was clear that she wanted to discuss some… …
14matter */*/*/ — I UK [ˈmætə(r)] / US [ˈmætər] noun Word forms matter : singular matter plural matters 1) [countable] something that you are discussing, considering, or dealing with a matter for something: Teachers feel this is a matter for discussion with… …
15principle — [[t]prɪ̱nsɪp(ə)l[/t]] ♦♦ principles 1) N VAR: usu poss N, adj N, prep N A principle is a general belief that you have about the way you should behave, which influences your behaviour. Buck never allowed himself to be bullied into doing anything… …
16Matter and Memory — (French: Matière et mémoire) (1896) is one of the four main works by the French philosopher Henri Bergson (1859 1941). Its subtitle is Essay on the relation of body and spirit , and the work presents an analysis of the classical philosophical… …
17Principle of individuation — The Principle of Individuation is a criterion which supposedly individuates or numerically distinguishes the members of the kind for which it is given, i.e. by which we can supposedly determine, regarding any kind of thing, when we have more than …
18Matter (philosophy) — This article is about matter in philosophy. For other uses, see Matter (disambiguation). Matter is the substrate from which physical existence is derived, remaining more or less constant amid changes. anything that occupies space and has mass and …
19Principle of relativity — In physics, the principle of relativity is the requirement that the equations describing the laws of physics have the same form in all admissible frames of reference. For example, in the framework of special relativity the Maxwell equations have… …
20principle — n. 1) to establish, formulate, lay down a principle 2) to adhere to, apply a principle 3) to betray, compromise one s principles 4) a basic; general; guiding; high; sound; strict principle 5) the principle that + clause (we adhere to the… …
