Western philosophy

Western philosophy

The philosophical thinking of Western civilization as distinct from Eastern philosophies and the varieties of indigenous philosophies.

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Bioenergy

Philosophy; Western philosophy

From the French philosopher Michel Foucault, referring to Government (State) control of the authorities and the population.

The European philosophical movement of the end of the 17th and 18th centuries. On the basis of science and reason, and stressing the soundness of humanity, it is challenged by religious, political ...

transition activity

Philosophy; Western philosophy

The action that produces results for themselves and seeking to change the other object.

Accountable

Philosophy; Western philosophy

Responsible, being required to answer for one's own actions. It's sometimes used with a moral connotation meaning morally required to be responsible for one's actions without specifying to whom one ...

Modal accident

Philosophy; Western philosophy

Accident modal: The definite disposition or determination of an indifferent and determinable accidental entity in such a manner that it does not confer any positive and new entity upon the substance.

Fallacy of accident

Philosophy; Western philosophy

The fallacy that confuses the accidental and essential characteristics of a thing, so that what is affirmed of something as adventitious to a thing is also applied to the subject itself.