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111mysticism — /mis teuh siz euhm/, n. 1. the beliefs, ideas, or mode of thought of mystics. 2. a doctrine of an immediate spiritual intuition of truths believed to transcend ordinary understanding, or of a direct, intimate union of the soul with God through… …
112Continental philosophy — Collective term for the many distinct philospohical traditions, methods, and styles that predominated on the European continent (particularly in France and Germany) from the time of Immanuel Kant. It is usually understood in contrast with… …
113biblical 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… …
114Kierkegaard, Søren — ▪ Danish philosopher Introduction in full Søren Aabye Kierkegaard born May 5, 1813, Copenhagen, Den. died Nov. 11, 1855, Copenhagen Danish philosopher, theologian, and cultural critic who was a major influence on Existentialism and Protestant… …
115Transhumanism — This article is about the futurist ideology and movement. For the critique of humanism, see posthumanism …
116conceited — Synonyms and related words: Gascon, aggressively self confident, arrogant, biggety, boastful, boasting, braggart, bragging, bumptious, chesty, cocky, complacent, coxcombical, dandified, dandy, egocentric, egotistical, fanfaron, fanfaronading,… …
117vanity — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) Excessive pride Nouns 1. vanity, conceit, conceitedness; immodesty, self esteem, self love, self praise; complacency, smugness, amour propre, hubris; ego trip. See boasting, selfishness. 2. [false] pride …
118conceit — 1 Conceit, egotism, egoism, self esteem, self love, amour propre mean an attitude of regarding oneself with favor. Conceit implies a conviction of superiority in one or more lines of achievement or an overweeningly favorable opinion of one s… …
119Nines (Enneagram of Personality) — Nines are a psychological type of the Enneagram of Personality.Nines are sometimes also called Mediators, Peacemaker or Preservationists. General characteristics Healthy: Deeply receptive, accepting, unselfconscious, emotionally stable and serene …
120Feminist philosophy (french) — French feminist philosophy De Beauvoir, Kristeva, Irigaray, Le Doeuff, Cixous Alison Ainley INTRODUCTION Although women have been active philosophers for many centuries,1 the development of a specifically feminist viewpoint in the context of… …
