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  • 21Protagoras — Infobox Philosopher region = Western Philosophy era = Pre Socratic philosophy color = #B0C4DE image caption = Bust of Protagoras name = Protagoras (Πρωταγόρας) birth = ca. 490 death = 420 BC school tradition = Ionian Philosophy main interests =… …

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  • 23Agnosticism — Certainty series Agnosticism Belief Certainty Doubt Determinism Epistemology Estimation Fallibilism …

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  • 24Pride — is a lofty view of one s self or one s own. Pride often manifests itself as a high opinion of one s nation (national pride), ethnicity (ethnic pride), or appearance and abilities (vanity). Pride is considered a negative attribute by most major… …

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  • 25Characters in the Deverry cycle — This article lists some of the major characters in the Deverry cycle by Katherine Kerr. Contents 1 People of Deverry 2 Westfolk 3 People of the Rhiddaer 4 Guardians …

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  • 26Tisch School of the Arts — New York University Tisch School of the Arts Established 1965 Type Private Academic staff 216 …

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  • 27Vanity — In conventional parlance, vanity is the excessive belief in one s own abilities or attractiveness to others. In many religions vanity is considered a form of self idolatry, in which one rejects God for the sake of one s own image, and thereby… …

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  • 28Grass —    1) Heb. hatsir, ripe grass fit for mowing (1 Kings 18:5; Job 40:15; Ps. 104:14). As the herbage rapidly fades under the scorching sun, it is used as an image of the brevity of human life (Isa. 40:6, 7; Ps. 90:5). In Num. 11:5 this word is… …

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  • 29biblical literature — Introduction       four bodies of written works: the Old Testament writings according to the Hebrew canon; intertestamental works, including the Old Testament Apocrypha; the New Testament writings; and the New Testament Apocrypha.       The Old… …

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  • 30LITERATURE, JEWISH — Literature on Jewish themes and in languages regarded as Jewish has been written continuously for the past 3,000 years. What the term Jewish literature encompasses, however, demands definition, since Jews have lived in so many countries and have… …

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