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  • 121Psychology (The separation of) from philosophy — The separation of psychology from philosophy Studies in the sciences of mind 1815–1879 Edward S.Reed THE IMPOSSIBLE SCIENCE Traditional metaphysics The consensus of European opinion during and immediately after the Napoleonic era was that… …

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  • 122sexual deviation — any sexual behaviour regarded as abnormal by society. The deviation may relate to the sexual object (as in fetishism) or the activity engaged in (for example, sadism and exhibitionism). The activity is sexually pleasurable. The definition of what …

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  • 123agreeable — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) adj. pleasant, congenial, compatible, harmonious; compliant (See consent). See agreement, sociality, pleasure. Ant., disagreeable, unpleasant. II (Roget s IV) modif. Syn. pleasing, pleasant, congenial,… …

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  • 124sensuous — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) adj. sensitive, aesthetic, hedonistic; emotional, pleasurable. See sensibility, pleasure. II (Roget s IV) modif. Syn. sensual, passionate, physical, exciting, sumptuous, luscious, voluptuous, luxurious,… …

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  • 125gratifying — I (Roget s IV) modif. Syn. satisfying, delightful, pleasing; see pleasant 2 . See Synonym Study at pleasant . II (Roget s 3 Superthesaurus) a. pleasing, satisfying, fulfilling, contenting, delightful, gladdening, rewarding, enjoyable. ANT.:… …

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  • 126pleasant — {<charset c=U><HR> } 01. The children spent a [pleasant] afternoon playing outside in the back yard. 02. We didn t think the play would be very good, but we were [pleasantly] surprised. 03. Well, it s been a [pleasure] meeting you. 04 …

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  • 127happiness — happiness,[/p] felicity, beatitude, blessedness, bliss all denote the enjoyment or pleasurable satisfaction that goes with well being. Happiness is the generic term applicable to almost any state of enjoyment or pleasurable satisfaction… …

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  • 128harmony — 1 Harmony, consonance, accord, concord all designate the result attained or the effect produced when different things come together without clashing or disagreement. Harmony basically denotes the unity, order, and absence of friction produced by… …

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