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  • 91chicanery — noun (plural neries) Date: 1609 1. deception by artful subterfuge or sophistry ; trickery 2. a piece of sharp practice (as at law) ; trick …

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  • 92sophism — noun Date: 15th century 1. an argument apparently correct in form but actually invalid; especially such an argument used to deceive 2. sophistry 1 …

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  • 93sophistic — or sophistical adjective Date: 15th century 1. of or relating to sophists, sophistry, or the ancient Sophists < sophistic rhetoric > < sophistic subtleties > 2. plausible but fallacious < sophistic reasoning > • sophistically adverb …

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  • 94sophistication — noun Date: 15th century 1. a. the use of sophistry ; sophistic reasoning b. sophism, quibble 2. the process or result of becoming cultured, knowledgeable, or disillusioned; especially cultivation, urbanity 3. the process or result of becoming&#8230; …

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  • 95An Enquiry concerning Human Understanding — is a book by the Scottish empiricist and philosopher David Hume, published in 1748. It was a simplification of an earlier effort, Hume s A Treatise of Human Nature , published anonymously in London in 1739 ndash;1740. Hume was disappointed with&#8230; …

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  • 96Chinese philosophy — Traditional Chinese 中國哲學 Simplified Chinese 中国哲学 Transc …

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  • 97Casuistry — (pronEng|ˈkæʒuːɨstri) is an applied ethics term referring to case based reasoning. Casuistry is used in juridical and ethical discussions of law and ethics, and often is a critique of principle based reasoning. [&#8230; …

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  • 98Hollow Earth — is a belief that the planet Earth has a hollow interior and, possibly, a habitable inner surface. The hypothesis of a Hollow Earth has long been contradicted by overwhelming evidence as well as by the modern understanding of planet formation, and …

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  • 99Metaphysics — This article is about the branch of philosophy dealing with theories of existence and knowledge. For the work of Aristotle, see Metaphysics (Aristotle). For the occult field, see Metaphysics (supernatural). Philosophy …

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  • 100Magick — For other uses, see Magic (disambiguation). Thelema Category:Thelema Core topics The Book of the Law …

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