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  • 1The Dragons of Eden — The Dragons of Eden: Speculations on the Evolution of Human Intelligence   …

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  • 2philosopher — n. 1. Searcher after truth, student of first principles, seeker of wisdom. 2. Theorist, theorizer, man of abstractions, speculator …

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  • 3theorizer — n. Speculator, theorist, man of abstractions, philosopher …

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  • 4The Art of Fiction — The Art of Fiction: A Guide for Writers and Readers is a nonfiction book by Ayn Rand, published posthumously. Edited by Tore Boeckmann, it was published by Plume in 2000, ISBN 0452281547. The book is based on a 1958 series of 12 four hour… …

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  • 5metaphysics — /met euh fiz iks/, n. (used with a sing. v.) 1. the branch of philosophy that treats of first principles, includes ontology and cosmology, and is intimately connected with epistemology. 2. philosophy, esp. in its more abstruse branches. 3. the… …

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  • 6Art, Antiques, and Collections — ▪ 2003 Introduction       In 2002 major exhibitions such as Documenta 11 reflected the diverse nature of contemporary art: artists from a variety of cultures received widespread recognition for work ranging from installation to video to painting …

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  • 7Ferdinand Canning Scott Schiller — Infobox Philosopher region = Western Philosophy era = 19th/20th century philosophy color = #B0C4DE image caption = Ferdinand Canning Scott Schiller name = F.C.S. Schiller birth = August 16 1864 death = August 9 1937 school tradition = Pragmatism… …

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  • 8de Kooning, Willem — born April 24, 1904, Rotterdam, Neth. died March 19, 1997, East Hampton, N.Y., U.S. Dutch born U.S. painter. He studied art in Rotterdam and entered the U.S. as a stowaway in 1926. Settling in Hoboken, N.J., he supported himself as a house… …

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  • 9Prinzipien Objektorientierten Designs — sind Prinzipien welche zu gutem objektorientierten Design führen sollen. Sie wurden neben anderen von Robert C. Martin, Bertrand Meyer und Barbara Liskov publiziert und propagiert. Viele Techniken der Objektorientierung wie Entwurfsmuster, Domain …

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  • 10Grammatical gender — This article is about noun classes. For uses of language associated with men and women, see Language and gender. For methods of minimizing the use of gendered forms, see Gender neutral language. For other uses, see Gender (disambiguation).… …

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