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| a particular theory or conception of beauty |
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| unselfish regard for or devotion to the welfare of others |
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| attribution of conscious life to objects in and phenomena of nature or to inANIMate objects |
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| rhetorical contrast of ideas by means of parallel arrangements of words, clauses, or sentences; the direct opposite |
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| the original pattern or model of which all things of the same type are representations or copies ; a perfect example |
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| a discipline dealing with the ethical implications of biological research |
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| philosophy of Chinese philosopher Confucius |
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| suggesting the meaning by a word different from the actual meaning; something suggested by a word or thing |
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having, consisting of, or relating to a physical material body
Example: Corporeal cravings such as hunger and thirst |
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| a self-centered attitude or quality |
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| theory or study of moral obligation |
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| division into two contradictory groups or entities |
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| the quality or state of being dual or of having dual nature |
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| theory or practice of composed elements drawn from various sources |
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| the act or means of enlightening; epiphany |
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| a theory devoted to ones sensual pleasures such as food |
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| properties and attributes by means of which something can be placed in the proper class or identified as what it is |
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| the guiding beliefs of a person, group, or organization |
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| the belief that what will happen has already been decided and cannot be changed. |
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| the belief that pleasure or happiness is the most important goal in life |
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| using experience to learn and improve |
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| a system of values and beliefs that is based on the idea that people are basically good and that problems can be solved using reason instead of religion |
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| the attitude of a person who believes that it is possible to live according to very high standards of behavior and honesty |
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| the act of inferring or reaching a conclusion about something known from facts or evidence |
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| persuading by the use of reasoning |
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| a way of thinking that gives too much importance to material possesions |
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| the part of philosophy that is concerned with the basic causes and nature of things |
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| a set of methods, rules, or ideas that are important in a science or art |
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| a religious practice based on the belief that knowledge of spiritual truth can be gained by prayer or thinking deeply |
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| the belief that traditional morals, ideas, beliefs, have no worth or value |
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| philosophy by ayn rand that humans have direct contact with reality through sense perception and the proper moral purpose of ones life is the pursuit of happiness |
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| the study of the nature of being, existing, or reality |
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| a feeling or belief that good things will happen in the future |
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| philosophy that everything is part of an all-encompassing immanent God |
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| a quality that causes people to feel sympathy and sandess |
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| situation in which people of different social classes, religions, races are together in a society but continue to have their different traditions |
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| reasonable and logical way of doing things or of thinking about problems that is based on dealing with specific situations instead of on ideas and theories |
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| the most important part of something |
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| the belief that reason and experience should be the basis for your actions |
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| the quality of a person who understands what is real and possible |
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| study of signs and symbols and how they are used ; semaphore |
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| use of reasoning or arguments that sound correct but are actually false |
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| the quality or behavior of a person who accepts what happens without complaining or showing emotion |
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| transcendent; to go beyond ordinary limits |
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| the belief that a morally good action is one that helps the greatest number of people |
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| an imaginary place in which government, laws, and social conditions are perfect |
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| proceeding by inquiry; investigating |
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