| 1.APHORISM |
a brief statement of principle;
a tersely phrased statement of a truth or opinion |
| 2.DOGMA |
[noun] (often
disapproving) a belief or set of beliefs held by a group
or organization, which others are expected to accept without
argument: eg:-political / social / religious
/ party dogma * He has caused a storm by calling into question
one of the central dogmas of the Church. |
| 3.EMPIRICAL |
guided by practical experience
and not theoretical |
| 4.EPISTEMOLOGY |
the branch of theology that
is concerned with the ultimate or last things-such as death,
judgment, heaven, and hell. |
| 5.ESCHATOLOGY |
an idea or opinion founded
on mistaken logic or perception. There are several types
of logical fallacies: the fallacy of accident, of composition,
of decision, of the antecedent, and of the consequences.
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| 6.FALLACY |
an idea or opinion founded
on mistaken logic or perception. There are several types
of logical fallacies: the fallacy of accident, of composition,
of division, of the antecedent, and of the consequence.
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| 7.HEDONISM |
[noun] the
belief that pleasure is the most important thing in life
[adjective] hedonistic : the hedonistic philosophy of "eat,
drink and be merry for tomorrow we die!" |
| 8.PRAGMATISM |
1.(philosophy) the doctrine
that practical consequences are the criteria of knowledge
and meaning and value
2.The attribute of accepting the facts of life and favouring
practicality and literal truth |
| 9.PREDESTINATION |
the doctrine that God has foreordained
whatever comes to pass, especially the salvation or damnation
of individual souls. |
| 10.RATIOCINATION |
1.The proposition arrived at
by logical reasoning (such as the proposition that must
follow from the major and minor premises of a syllogism);
Logical and methodical reasoning |
| 11.SYLLOGISM |
Deductive reasoning in which
a conclusion is derived from two premises; synthesis
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| 12.TELEOLOGY |
the doctrine that final causes
exist; design, purpose, or utility as an explanation of
any natural phenomenon. In philosophy, teleology looks upon
natural processes as determined by the design of a divine
Providence rather than as purely mechanical determinism.
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| 13.TENET |
[noun] (formal)
one of the principles or beliefs that a theory or larger
set of beliefs is based on: one of the basic / central tenets
of Christianity |
| 14.THEOSOPHY |
a system of philosophy or religion
that proposes to establish direct, mystical contact with
divine principles through contemplation or revelation. The
doctrines of the modern Theosophical Societies incorporate
elements of Buddhism and Brahmanism. |
| 15.UTILITARIAN |
[adjective]
1. (formal) designed to be useful and practical rather than
attractive: a utilitarian building
2. (philosophy) based on or supporting the ideas of utilitarianism
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