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Omnipresence
Omnipresence The divine attribute of omnipresence is the theological interpretation of God's hiddenness, whose presence in history is unlimited and transcends local space. Concepts like transcendence, immanence, agency, knowledge, indwelling, place, and spiritual substance are basic to... Read more |
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intuition
intuition in philosophy, way of knowing directly; immediate apprehension. The Greeks understood intuition to be the grasp of universal principles by the intelligence (nous), as distinguished from the fleeting impressions of the senses. The distinction used by the Greeks implied the superiority of... Read more |
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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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Carnal Knowledge
CARNAL KNOWLEDGE Copulation; the act of a man having sexual relations with a woman. Penetration is an essential element of sexual intercourse, and there is carnal knowledge if even the slightest penetration of the female by the male organ takes place. It is not required that the hymen be ruptured... Read more |
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Sociology of knowledge
Knowledge, Sociology ofMarx and the German traditionFrench contributionsAmerican sociology of knowledgeBIBLIOGRAPHYThe sociology of knowledge may be broadly de-fined as that branch of sociology which studies the relation between thought and society. It is concerned with the social or existential... Read more |
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Tacit knowledge
Tacit Knowledge Though it is a psychological fact that human beings acquire, retain, and employ tacit knowledge, accounts of its nature and function in perception, memory, cognition, language, and learning vary across disciplines. In epistemology, the concept of tacit knowledge was pioneered by... Read more |
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Foundationalism
FOUNDATIONALISM. Knowledge is more than true belief. True beliefs that come from just lucky guesswork do not qualify as knowledge. Knowledge requires that the satisfaction of its belief condition be appropriately related to the satisfaction of its truth condition. In other words, knowledge requires... Read more |
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Otitis media
Otitis Media Definition Otitis media is an infection of the middle ear space, behind the eardrum (tympanic membrane). It is characterized by pain, dizziness, and partial loss of hearing. Description A little knowledge of the basic anatomy of the middle ear will be helpful for understanding the... Read more |
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Teaching
TEACHING knowledge bases ofralph t. putnam learning to teachsharon feiman-nemser methods for studyingjames calderhead KNOWLEDGE BASES OF Researchers and other scholars seeking to understand and define the knowledge and thinking underlying teaching have focused on numerous issues and bring... Read more |
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Flight Control
Flight Control The control of a space vehicle can be divided into two parts. The most obvious part includes the rockets and airfoils that directly steer the vehicle and control its speed. Less apparent are the computer systems that control the rockets and airfoils. These... Read more |
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