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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 categorical and hierarchal structure of reality. |
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| A sacred and traditional tale that helps to guide the lives of people. |
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| The state of being alive, the "breath of life." |
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| The underlying principle of the universe; that which stays constant while all else changes. |
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| Limitless, boundless, infinite. |
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| The origin or underlying substance of the universe. |
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| The Universe regarded as an orderly, harmonious cycle. |
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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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| Change; the logos of reality. |
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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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| An idea that goes against common sense but may be true. |
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| Without end, to infinity. |
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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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| "Uncuttable"; 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 one's potential. |
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| Recollection of knowledge placed into the soul before birth. |
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| The imperfect copies that make up the physical world. |
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| The perfect and unchanging reality that the particulars pattern themselves after. |
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| The view that reality consists of two realms. |
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| The branch of philosophy that studies the nature of reality. |
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| The branch of philosophy that develops a theory of knowledge. |
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| The branch of philosophy that determines the good and right things to do. |
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