suspending the senses
1Phenomenology (The beginnings of) — The beginnings of phenomenology Husserl and his predecessors Richard Cobb Stevens Edmund Husserl was the founder of phenomenology, one of the principal movements of twentieth century philosophy. His principal contribution to philosophy was his… …
2Sceptics (The) — The sceptics Michael Frede INTRODUCTION When we speak of ‘scepticism’ and of ‘sceptics’, we primarily think of a philosophical position according to which nothing is known for certain, or even nothing can be known for certain. There are certain… …
3List of creatures in the Resident Evil series — The following is a list of recurring fictional creatures that have appeared in the Resident Evil video game series. For creatures in Resident Evil 4 , see List of Resident Evil 4 creatures . Resident Evil Zombie The zombies featured in the… …
4ecstatic — a.; (also ecstatical) 1. Entrancing, suspending the senses. 2. Resulting from or given in trance or ecstasy. 3. Transporting, ravishing, rapturous, surpassingly or supremely delightful, enrapturing, beatific …
5Occasionalism — Daisie Radner The seventeenth century doctrine known as occasionalism arose in response to a perceived problem. Cartesian philosophy generated the problem and provided the context for the answer. In the Cartesian ontology, mind and matter are… …
6education — /ej oo kay sheuhn/, n. 1. the act or process of imparting or acquiring general knowledge, developing the powers of reasoning and judgment, and generally of preparing oneself or others intellectually for mature life. 2. the act or process of… …
7philosophical anthropology — anthropology (def. 4). * * * Study of human nature conducted by the methods of philosophy. It is concerned with questions such as the status of human beings in the universe, the purpose or meaning of human life, and whether humanity can be made… …
8Sextus Empiricus — Infobox Philosopher region = Western Philosophy era = Ancient philosophy color = #B0C4DE name = Sextus Empiricus birth = c. 160 AD death = c. 210 AD, possibly in Alexandria or Rome school tradition = Skepticism influences = Pyrrho, Timon of… …
9international relations — a branch of political science dealing with the relations between nations. [1970 75] * * * Study of the relations of states with each other and with international organizations and certain subnational entities (e.g., bureaucracies and political… …
10hang — [haŋ] vt. HUNG, hanging; for vt. 3 & vi. 5, hanged is the preferred pt. & pp. hung [ME hangen, with form < OE vi. hangian & ON vi. hanga; senses < these, also < OE vt. hon & ON caus. v. hengja; akin to Ger vi. hangen, vt. hängen, to… …
