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  • 121Self (philosophy) — Self is broadly defined as the essential qualities that make a person distinct from all others. The task in philosophy is defining what these qualities are, and there have been a number of different approaches. The self is the idea of a unified… …

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  • 123Root Force — is a biocentric, decentralized, international direct action campaign devoted to [dismantling] the system that is killing and enslaving [the] planet and its people. [ Root Force Mission Statement, http://rootforce.org/?q=node/1] The campaign seeks …

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  • 124Mechanical philosophy — Mechanical Me*chan ic*al, a. [From {Mechanic}, a.] [1913 Webster] 1. Pertaining to, governed by, or in accordance with, mechanics, or the laws of motion; pertaining to the quantitative relations of force and matter on a macroscopic scale, as… …

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  • 125Initiation of force — The initiation of force is the start, or beginning, of the use of physical and/or legal coercion, violence, or restraint. This is to be distinguished from retaliatory force and violence. It can be understood as the difference between two or more… …

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  • 126Natural philosophy — Natural Nat u*ral (?; 135), a. [OE. naturel, F. naturel, fr. L. naturalis, fr. natura. See {Nature}.] 1. Fixed or determined by nature; pertaining to the constitution of a thing; belonging to native character; according to nature; essential;… …

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  • 127Coming into force — or entry into force (also called commencement) refers to the process by which legislation, regulations, treaties and other legal instruments come to have legal force and effect. The term is closely related to the date of this transition. Contents …

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  • 128Duration (philosophy) — Henri Bergson in 1927. Duration is a theory of time and consciousness posited by the French philosopher Henri Bergson. Bergson sought to improve upon inadequacies he perceived in the philosophy of Herbert Spencer, due, he believed, to Spencer s… …

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