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symbiosis: 1.Biology. A close, prolonged association between two or more different organisms of different species that may, but does not necessarily, benefit each member. 2.A relationship of mutual benefit or dependence. (dictionary.com)
appropriated: To set apart for a specific use: appropriating funds for education. To take possession of or make use of exclusively for oneself, often without permission: Lee appropriated my unread newspaper and never returned it. (dictionary.com)
logos Philosophy. In pre-Socratic philosophy, the principle governing the cosmos, the source of this principle, or human reasoning about the cosmos. Among the Sophists, the topics of rational argument or the arguments themselves. In Stoicism, the active, material, rational principle of the cosmos; nous. Identified with God, it is the source of all activity and generation and is the power of reason residing in the human soul. Judaism. In biblical Judaism, the word of God, which itself has creative power and is God's medium of communication with the human race. In Hellenistic Judaism, a hypostasis associated with divine wisdom. Christianity. In Saint John's Gospel, especially in the prologue (1:1-14), the creative word of God, which is itself God and incarnate in Jesus. Also called Word. (dictionary.com)
mythos: Myth. Mythology. The pattern of basic values and attitudes of a people, characteristically transmitted through myths and the arts. (d.c)
theocentric Centering on God as the prime concern: a theocentric cosmology. (d.c)
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prescient: Of or relating to prescience. Possessing Knowledge of actions or events before they occur; foresight.
amalgamated: v. tr. To combine into a unified or integrated whole; unite. See Synonyms at mix. To mix or alloy (a metal) with mercury. v. intr. To become combined; unite. To unite or blend with another metal.
dialectal
ecumenical adj. Of worldwide scope or applicability; universal. Of or relating to the worldwide Christian church. Concerned with establishing or promoting unity among churches or religions.
sectarianOf, relating to, or characteristic of a sect. Adhering or confined to the dogmatic limits of a sect or denomination; partisan. Narrow-minded; parochial. n. A member of a sect. One characterized by bigoted adherence to a factional viewpoint.
progressivism: 1. The principles and practices of political progressives. 2. Progressive education. social gospel
monolithic: Constituting a monolith: a monolithic sculpture. Massive, solid, and uniform: the monolithic proportions of Stalinist architecture. Constituting or acting as a single, often rigid, uniform whole: a monolithic worldwide movement.
typology: The study or systematic classification of types that have characteristics or traits in common. A theory or doctrine of types, as in scriptural studies.
ideal-typology
heuristic: Of or relating to a usually speculative formulation serving as a guide in the investigation or solution of a problem: “The historian discovers the past by the judicious use of such a heuristic device as the ‘ideal type’” (Karl J. Weintraub). Of or constituting an educational method in which learning takes place through discoveries that result from investigations made by the student. Computer Science. Relating to or using a problem-solving technique in which the most appropriate solution of several found by alternative methods is selected at successive stages of a program for use in the next step of the program.
ad hominem:Appealing to personal considerations rather than to logic or reason
trajectories: The path of a projectile or other moving body through space. A chosen or taken course: “What died with [the assassinated leaders] was a moral trajectory, a style of aspiration” (Lance Morrow). Mathematics. A curve that cuts all of a given family of curves or surfaces at the same angle.
taxonomy The classification of organisms in an ordered system that indicates natural relationships. The science, laws, or principles of classification; systematics. Division into ordered groups or categories: “Scholars have been laboring to develop a taxonomy of young killers” (Aric Press).
cathecontic
deontic adj. Of, relating to, or concerning duties or obligations: deontic logic.
teleological 1. The study of design or purpose in natural phenomena. 2. The use of ultimate purpose or design as a means of explaining phenomena. 3. Belief in or the perception of purposeful development toward an end, as in nature or history.
pedagogical 1. Of, relating to, or characteristic of pedagogy. 2. Characterized by pedantic formality: a haughty, pedagogic manner.
hermeneutic adj. Interpretive; explanatory.
Pari Passu adv. At an equal pace; side by side: inflation and interest rates increasing pari passu.
ideational v. tr. To form an idea of; imagine or conceive: “Such characters represent a grotesquely blown-up aspect of an ideal man... if not realizable, capable of being ideated” (Anthony Burgess). v. intr. To conceive mental images; think.
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Typological The study or systematic classification of types that have characteristics or traits in common. A theory or doctrine of types, as in scriptural studies. Geisteswissenschaften
teleological 1.The study of design or purpose in natural phenomena. 2.The use of ultimate purpose or design as a means of explaining phenomena. 3.Belief in or the perception of purposeful development toward an end, as in nature or history.
disinteredness
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meliorists
teleological 1.The study of design or purpose in natural phenomena. 2.The use of ultimate purpose or design as a means of explaining phenomena. 3.Belief in or the perception of purposeful development toward an end, as in nature or history.
deontological Ethical theory concerned with duties and rights.
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architectonic 1.Of or relating to architecture or design. 2.Having qualities, such as design and structure, that are characteristic of architecture: a work of art forming an architectonic whole. 3.Philosophy. Of or relating to the scientific systematization of knowledge.
oscillatory 1. To swing back and forth with a steady, uninterrupted rhythm. 2. To waver, as between conflicting opinions or courses of action; vacillate: “The court has oscillated over the decades from more liberal to less, more conservative to less, depending upon who was president at the time of vacancies” (Gordon J. Humphrey). See Synonyms at swing. 3.Physics. To vary between alternate extremes, usually within a definable period of time.
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imperatives 1.Expressing a command or plea; peremptory: requests that grew more and more imperative. 2.Having the power or authority to command or control. 3.Grammar. Of, relating to, or constituting the mood that expresses a command or request. 4.Impossible to deter or evade; pressing: imperative needs. See Synonyms at urgent.
utilitarianism n. 1.The belief that the value of a thing or an action is determined by its utility. 2,The ethical theory proposed by Jeremy Bentham and James Mill that all action should be directed toward achieving the greatest happiness for the greatest number of people. 3.The quality of being utilitarian: housing of bleak utilitarianism. n :1. doctrine that the useful is the good; especially as elaborated by Jeremy Bentham and James Mill; the aim was said to be the greatest happiness for the greatest number
antithesis 1.Direct contrast; opposition. 2.The direct or exact opposite: Hope is the antithesis of despair. 3a.A figure of speech in which sharply contrasting ideas are juxtaposed in a balanced or parallel phrase or grammatical structure, as in “Hee for God only, shee for God in him” (John Milton). b. The second and contrasting part of such a juxtaposition. 4. The second stage of the Hegelian dialectic process, representing the opposite of the thesis.
supplants 1. To usurp the place of, especially through intrigue or underhanded tactics. 2. To displace and substitute for (another): The word processor has largely supplanted electric typewriters. See Synonyms at replace.
epistemological The branch of philosophy that studies the nature of knowledge, its presuppositions and foundations, and its extent and validity.
injunctions 1. The act or an instance of enjoining; a command, directive, or order. 2. Law. A court order prohibiting a party from a specific course of action.
melioristic mel·io·rism: n. The belief that improvement of society depends on human effort.
hiatus 1. A gap or interruption in space, time, or continuity; a break: “We are likely to be disconcerted by... hiatuses of thought” (Edmund Wilson). 2. Linguistics. A slight pause that occurs when two immediately adjacent vowels in consecutive syllables are pronounced, as in reality and naive. 3. Anatomy. A separation, aperture, fissure, or short passage in an organ or body part.