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106 words in Philosophy & Thought
Academy
Philosophy“grove of Akademos”
Aesthetic
Philosophy“perceptive by the senses”
Aesthetics
Philosophy“matters of perception”
Agnosticism
Philosophy“the not-known”
Akrasia
Philosophy“lack of command”
Alethic
Philosophy“un-concealed”
Anarchy
Philosophy“without a ruler”
Anthropocentrism
Philosophy“human at the centre”
Anthropomorphism
Philosophy“the practice of human-shaping”
Antinomy
Philosophy“law against law”
Antithesis
Philosophy“a setting against”
Aporia
Philosophy“no way through”
Arete
Philosophy“excellence at being what one is”
Aristotelian
Philosophy“of the man named best-purpose”
Asceticism
Philosophy“the condition of one in training”
Ataraxia
Philosophy“unstirred, undisturbed”
Atomism
Philosophy“the doctrine of uncuttables”
Category
Philosophy“a speaking against, an accusation”
Character
Philosophy“an engraved mark”
Cosmopolitanism
Philosophy“world citizenship”
Criterion
Philosophy“a standard for judging”
Cynic
Philosophy“dog-like”
Cynicism
Philosophy“dog-likeness”
Cyrenaic
Philosophy“of Cyrene”
Demiurge
Philosophy“public worker”
Democracy
Philosophy“rule by the people”
Deontic
Philosophy“what must be done”
Deontology
Philosophy“study of what must be done”
Dialectic
Philosophy“the art of talking through”
Dialogue
Philosophy“words between”
Dichotomy
Philosophy“a cutting in two”
Dogma
Philosophy“what seems right”
Dogmatism
Philosophy“the habit of holding fixed opinions”
Doxa
Philosophy“how a thing seems”
Doxastic
Philosophy“having to do with opinion”
Eclectic
Philosophy“picking out”
Economy
Philosophy“household management”
Eleatic
Philosophy“of Elea”
Elenchus
Philosophy“a putting to the test”
Empathy
Philosophy“feeling into”
Empiricism
Philosophy“working from experience”
Enigma
Philosophy“a riddle”
Entelechy
Philosophy“having its completion within”
Enthymeme
Philosophy“a thing held in the mind”
Epicurean
Philosophy“of Epicurus”
Episteme
Philosophy“a standing upon”
Epistemic
Philosophy“having to do with knowledge”
Epistemology
Philosophy“study of knowledge”