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21Transzendentes Element — Die Begriffe algebraisches und transzendentes Element treten in der abstrakten Algebra auf und verallgemeinern das Konzept von algebraischen und transzendenten Zahlen. Ist L/K eine Körpererweiterung, dann heißt ein Element a von L algebraisch… …
22United 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… …
23Critical theory — Horkheimer, Adorno, Habermas David Rasmussen HEGEL, MARX AND THE IDEA OF A CRITICAL THEORY Critical theory1 is a metaphor for a certain kind of theoretical orientation which owes its origin to Hegel and Marx, its systematization to Horkheimer and …
24Intellect — • The faculty of thought Catholic Encyclopedia. Kevin Knight. 2006. Intellect Intellect † …
25Plato — /play toh/, n. 1. 427 347 B.C., Greek philosopher. 2. a walled plain in the second quadrant of the face of the moon, having a dark floor: about 60 miles (96 km) in diameter. * * * orig. Aristocles born 428/427, Athens, or Aegina, Greece died… …
26deism — /dee iz euhm/, n. 1. belief in the existence of a God on the evidence of reason and nature only, with rejection of supernatural revelation (distinguished from theism). 2. belief in a God who created the world but has since remained indifferent to …
27Postmodernity — (also spelled post modernity or the pejorative postmodern condition) is generally used to describe the economic and/or cultural state or condition of society which is said to exist after modernity. Some schools of thought hold that modernity… …
28Pragmatism — • As a tendency in philosophy, signifies the insistence on usefulness or practical consequences as a test of truth. Catholic Encyclopedia. Kevin Knight. 2006. Pragmatism Pragmatism …
29Criticism of postmodernism — has been intellectually diverse, but much of it has centered on the perception that postmodernism tries to deconstruct modernity and promote obscurantism in ways that are similar to reactionary movements of the past.[citation needed] Contents 1… …
30Conspicuous consumption — Jewellery and other luxury goods are used for conspicuous and/or invidious consumption Conspicuous consumption is spending on goods and services acquired mainly for the purpose of displaying income or wealth. In the mind of a conspicuous consumer …
