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| The universe regarded as an orderly, harmonious whole |
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| The branch of philosophy dealing with the origin and structure of the universe |
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| Greek "mystery religion" that believes in the soul and reincarnation |
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| Parts of a whole working smoothly together |
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| A numerical relationship between things |
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| A part in relation to the whole |
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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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| An idea that goes against common sense, but may be true |
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| A belief that reason is the primary tool for gaining knowledge |
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| The belief that physical matter is most real |
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| "Uncuttables;" the particles that make up the physical universe |
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| The view that truth is relative to the individual |
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| The art of persuasive speech |
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| A concern primarily for human beings 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 ones potential |
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| Virtue; able to perform our duty well; moral excellence |
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| The Socratic Dialectic; Socrates's conversational technique for obtaining wisdom |
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| The person being questioned in a Socratic Dialectic |
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| Holiness; one of the ethical ideas that Socrates pursued for living a good life |
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| Recollection, remembrance; Plato's theory for education |
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| Branch of philosophy that studies the nature of reality |
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| Develops a theory of knowledge |
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| To determine the good and right thing to do |
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| The imperfect copies that make up the physical world |
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| The Perfect & unchanging reality that the particulars pattern themselves after |
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| The view that reality consists of two realms |
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| Branch of philosophy dealing with the ultimate purpose and design of the universe |
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| Ethical middle position between two extremes |
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| The categorical hierarchal structure of reality |
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