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Phenomenology
Definition
the study of structures of consciousness as experienced from the first-person point of view. The central structure of an experience is its intentionality, its being directed toward something, as it is an experience of or about some object. An experience is directed toward an object by virtue of its content or meaning (which represents the object) together with appropriate enabling conditions.
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Ontology
Definition
the branch of metaphysics that studies the nature of existence or being as such
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Banal
Definition
devoid of freshness or originality
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Portent
Definition
an indication or omen of something about to happen
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Recalcitrant
Definition
Resisting authority or control
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