adj
Theologically indifferent.
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The study of things of which cannot be known.
adj
Having the characteristic of anathema.
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(philosophy, Kantianism) Sense-perception.
adj
(philosophy) Relating to knowledge of knowledge itself
n
Beliefs about psychology that have no basis in fact; psychological prejudices.
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(psychology) The view that mental function can be understood as the internal manipulation of symbols according to a set of rules.
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Pertaining to reason or thinking; intellectual.
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(philosophy) Using reason and argument rather than intuition.
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The quality of being eclectic
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(psychology) The psychological illusion by which people tend to believe that their personalities and preferences have reached a more or less stable state, despite recognising that these things have undergone significant change in the past.
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Alternative form of entelechy. [(Aristotelian metaphysics) The complete realisation and final form of some potential concept or function; the conditions under which a potential thing becomes actualized.]
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(specifically) In the metaphysics of Aristotle (384–322 BCE) and Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz (1646–1716): a soul; a monad (Leibniz).
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(philosophy, psychology) A mental process or state that is an incidental by-product of physiological events in the brain or nervous system.
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(linguistics) The process of making a language more esoteric and thus more difficult for non-speakers to understand
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(philosophy, psychology) Elemental awareness of sensory stimulation.
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In a Hebraistic sense or form.
n
(obsolete, philosophy) matter
n
(linguistics, Hellenics) A hypercorrection or incorrect substitution of non-Ionic Ancient Greek word forms and morphology to match those of Ionic Greek.
adj
(philosophy) Holding that a particular mental phenomenon, such as motivation or justification, has an internal rather than external basis
adj
(Epicurean philosophy) Pertaining to a constant state of being, as opposed to a kinetic state (of change).
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A scientific generalization about nature based upon empirical observation.
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(philosophy, psychology) A hypothetical non-verbal language in which concepts are represented in the mind.
adj
(philosophy) That can only be perceived through abstract thought rather than by the senses
n
(uncountable, derogatory) Displeasingly abstruse, complex material on any subject.
n
The study of metapsychic phenomena.
adj
In Juan Pascual-Leone's neo-Piagetian approach to cognitive development: describing processes from the perspective of a subject's organism rather than as an external observer.
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(philosophy) A thought experiment, asking, "if a man born blind can feel the differences between shapes such as spheres and cubes, could he, if given the ability to see, distinguish those objects by sight alone, in reference to the tactile schemata he already possessed?"
n
(rare) The science of the understanding; intellectual science.
n
(psychology) Cognition, the functioning of intellect.
n
The science of the intellect.
adj
Alternative form of noetic [Of or pertaining to the mind or intellect.]
adj
Obsolete form of noetic. [Of or pertaining to the mind or intellect.]
n
Alternative form of nous [(philosophy) The mind or intellect, reason, both rational and emotional]
n
Alternative spelling of noesis [(psychology) Cognition, the functioning of intellect.]
n
Alternative spelling of noesis [(psychology) Cognition, the functioning of intellect.]
n
Alternative spelling of noosphere [The sphere of human reason, thought, and consciousness, seen as a theoretical evolutionary stage.]
n
Alternative spelling of noesis [(psychology) Cognition, the functioning of intellect.]
n
Philosophically as: the phenomenal presence of human being existence.
n
classical literature dealing with the occurrence of abnormal or inexplicable phenomena of the natural or human world
n
(rare) The quality of being pataphysical.
n
An absurdist philosophy or pseudoscience studying things "beyond" metaphysics.
n
(theology, philosophy) In theology and existentialist ethics following Kierkegaard and Heidegger, a deep and abiding commitment of the heart, as in the notion of "finding your passion" as an important aspect of a fully lived, engaged life.
adj
(philosophy) Of or pertaining to the appearance of the world, as opposed to the ultimate nature of the world as it is in itself.
n
Alternative form of philosophizing [philosophical thought or discussion]
n
(Ancient Greek philosophy and theology) Nature, as contrasted with law or custom.
n
The quality or state of being plural, or in the plural number.
adj
After the art movement of minimalism.
n
(philosophy) The ultimate basis of physical substance, before it has been given form.
n
One who applies pseudologic.
n
Alternative form of pseudometaphysics [A hypothesized explanation of the nature of reality that lacks the rigor of true metaphysics, especially one that involves a supersensual realm or phenomena which transcend the physical world.]
n
A person who uses or invents pseudoarchaisms
adj
Pertaining to pseudometaphysics
n
A hypothesized explanation of the nature of reality that lacks the rigor of true metaphysics, especially one that involves a supersensual realm or phenomena which transcend the physical world.
adj
Apparently, but not actually, mythical; resembling a myth; having mythic elements.
adj
Having certain aspects of myth; apparently, but not actually, mythological.
n
pseudoscientific dietary practices
adj
(rare) Characteristic of pseudoscientists.
n
(psychology, psychoanalysis, Freudianism, often hyphenated when used attributively) The mental mechanism which guides a person, as he or she matures, in adapting to and coping with the real, external world, by suppressing or deferring the childish gratification-seeking desires of the id.
n
The psychotherapeutic technique of reflecting on the objective or real world and one's relationship to it, so as to distinguish the internal world of thoughts and feelings from the external world.
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(philosophy) A nonphysical substance of which minds are composed, according to dualism and idealism.
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(philosophy) The faculty of good judgment or comprehension, passive intelligence.
n
(philosophy, in Platonic philosophy) that area of the soul where feelings of pride, indignation, shame etc are located
adj
(philosophy) Alternative form of transphenomenal [(philosophy, especially Kantianism) Of or pertaining to a process, nature, or realm which cannot be directly experienced using such human faculties as conceptualization or perception by means of the five senses.]
adj
(philosophy, especially Kantianism) Of or pertaining to a process, nature, or realm which cannot be directly experienced using such human faculties as conceptualization or perception by means of the five senses.
n
(philosophy) The neuroscientific view that free will is an illusion.
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