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Knowledge
KNOWLEDGE. Four words of ancient Greek are important to the first philosophical discussions of knowledge in the Western tradition. In a given context any of them might be translated with the word "knowledge": epistēm Read more |
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Charles Willard Moore
Charles Willard Moore American postmodern architect and educator Charles Willard Moore (1925-1993) is noted for his eclectic range of historicist buildings, each of which represents a unique response to the context of its site and culture Read more |
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social formation
Formation, Social RECENT INTERPRETATIONS BIBLIOGRAPHY Social formation is a Marxist concept referring to the concrete, historical articulation between the capitalist mode of production, persisting precapitalist modes of production, and the institutional context of the economy. The theory of... Read more |
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Military Doctrine
Doctrine, Military. In any modern army's hierarchy of professional concerns, military doctrine is ranked near the top. Theoretically, a nation's grand strategy sets the terms of reference for its military strategy, which in turn dictates the character of its military doctrines. As a practical... Read more |
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Leopold Zunz
Leopold Zunz , 1794-1886, German Jewish scholar. His critical research on Judaism became one of the cornerstones of the "science of Judaism," the modern approach of studying Judaism and Jewry in the context of the general history of humanity, particularly in its progress. Part II of his ... Read more |
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trill
trill in music, ornament consisting of the more or less rapid alternation of two adjacent notes. Indicated by any of several conventional symbols, it varies in speed and duration and in the manner of its beginning and ending according to context. Originating in the Renaissance, the trill became... Read more |
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Maker
MAKER One who makes, frames, executes, or ordains; as a lawmaker, or the maker of a promissory note. One who signs a note to borrow and, as such, assumes the obligation to pay the note when due. The person who creates or executes a note, that is, issues it, and in signing the instrument makes the... Read more |
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Context (Linguistics)
CONTEXT. Like "text," the word "context" is a metaphor derived from the Latin texere, "to weave." In the fourth century c.e. the Latin noun contextio described the text surrounding a given passage. In the Middle Ages, contextio came to mean "literary composition," but an interest in what we call... Read more |
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No Graven Image? Israelite Aniconism in Its Ancient Near Eastern Context.
...reconstruction of ancient Israelite religion...Israelite aniconism presents...his book No Graven Image? will...studies on aniconism, it deserves...her ancient ... |