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| the habit of acting at the mean between the extremes of behavior |
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| Myth (Natural Philosophers) |
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| a sacred and traditional tale that helps guide the lives of people |
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| Psyche (Natural Philosophers) |
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| the state of being alive; the breath of life |
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| Aperion (Natural Philosophers) |
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| limitless; boundless; infinite |
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| Arche (Natural Philosophers) |
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| the origin or underlying substance of the universe |
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| Philosophy (Natural Philosophers) |
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| Cosmos (Natural Philosophers) |
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| the universe regarded as an orderly harmonious whole |
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| Cosmology (Natural Philosophers) |
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| the branch of philosophy dealing with the origin and structure of the universe |
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| Orphism (Natural Philosophers) |
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| greek 'mystery religion' that believes in the soul and reincarnation |
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| Harmony (Natural Philosophers) |
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| parts of a whole working smoothly together |
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| Ratio (Natural Philosophers) |
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| a numerical relationship between things |
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| Proportion (Natural Philosophers) |
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| a part in relation to the whole |
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| The Golden Section (Natural Philosophers) |
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| 1.618; one of the many mathematical proportions found in nature and used in art and architecture |
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| change; the logos of reality |
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| the underlying principle of the universe; that which stays constant while all else changes |
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| the belief that physical matter is most real |
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| 'uncuttables' the particle that make up the physical universe |
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| an idea that goes against common sense but may be true |
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| Ad Infinitum (Parmenides) |
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| with out end, to infinity |
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| a belief that reason is the primary tool for gaining knowledge |
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| the view that truth is relative to the individual |
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| the branch of philosophy dealing with the ultimate purpose and design of the universe |
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| the Golden Mean (Aristotle) |
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| the ethical middle position between two extremes |
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| The Great Chain of Being (Aristotle) |
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| the categorical and hierarchal structure of reality |
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| the art of persuasive speech |
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| a concern primarily for human being and their welfare |
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| existing independently of our perceptions, judgements, or feelings |
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| that which is derived from the individual's mind and has no external reality |
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| happiness, fulfilling one's potential |
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| the imperfect copies that make up the physical world |
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| eidos, the perfect and unchanging reality that the particular pattern themselves after |
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| the view that reality consists of two realms |
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