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| The pursuit of wisdom and search for a general understanding of values |
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| Study of creation and the principles of art and beauty |
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| Study of nature, basis and the extent of knowledge |
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| Study of human conduct, character and values |
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| Study of the principles and methods of reasoning |
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| Study of the fundamental nature of reality and existence |
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| Critical rationalism, conservatism, naturalism, vitalism and holism |
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| Doctrine that promotes the maintenance of traditional institutions and supports with minimal and gradual change in society |
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| Belief that systems of thought can be rationally criticized although concrete proof of such a system is impossible |
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| Doctrine based on the belief that in nature, living organisms as a whole are greater that the sum of their parts |
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| Belief that posits a particular picture of reality and existence that typically excludes the supernatural |
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| Doctrine that the functions of a living organism are due to a vital essence distinct from physicochemical forces and that the processes of life are not explicable by the known laws of physics and chemistry alone |
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