Hi, my name is Mirlie I started my program a few months ago I'm doing this glossary for myself, so I can remember to use those words more often. All the words I will be using are about philosophy which is in my program so this glossary will help me with my homework. There will be 12 words I will use google and maybe Wikipedia to help me find all the definitions. Dear reader, if u ever feel the need to use them DO IT they are here to help anyone.
Nature
noun
Nature is all the animals, plants, and other things in the world that are not made by people, and all the events and processes that are not caused by people.
Example: Nature has always existed physically and chemically.
fr: Nature
Noumenon
noun
In Kantian philosophy a thing as it is in itself, as distinct from a thing as it is knowable by the senses through phenomenal attributes.
Example: The term 'phenomenology' refers back to Kantian terminology, where the phenomenon is taken as reality-appearing-to-consciousness, as opposed to the NOUMENON , or the realm of being of reality-as-it-is-in-itself.
fr: Noumène
Passion
noun
Any powerful or compelling emotion or feeling, as love or hate. strong amorous feeling or desire, love, affection.
Example: Passion and extreme feelings. One of the main characteristics of the Gothic is the importance of passion and extreme emotions.
fr: Passion
Perception
noun
the ability to see, hear, or become aware of something through the senses.
Example: performance was caused by the multiplication of effort, abilities and traits of the individual and role PERCEPTION.
fr: Perception
Person
noun
In philosophy, morally, a being is a person if they're a moral agent, making moral judgements and taking moral actions.
Example: In conclusion, gender is certainly an area that pervades all elements of every PERSON's life and therefore is certainly worthy of consideration within social anthropological studies.
fr: Personne
Pessimism
noun
A belief that this world is as bad as it could be or that evil will ultimately prevail over good.
Example: "The total value of the world cannot be evaluated; consequently philosophical PESSIMISM belongs among comical things''.
fr: Pessimisme
Phenomenon
noun
Phenomenon, in philosophy, any object, fact, or occurrence perceived or observed.
Example: Institutional distortions in late 2001, where the correlation between low collateralised loans and market interest rates was more important, might explain this PHENOMENON
fr: Phénomène
Power
noun
The general notion of power involves the capacity to produce or prevent change. In social and political philosophy, narrower conceptions of power specify the nature of these changes. Social power is the capacity to affect the interests of agents.
Example: Within them there are always "competing claims, rights, POWER, interests and resources"
fr: puissance
Standard
noun
Refers to the norms which we have about the types of actions which we believe to be morally acceptable and morally unacceptable.
Example: All the factors were rated higher for importance to the service quality delivered, than the actual STANDARD.
fr: Norme
Subject
noun
Meaning an individual who possesses unique conscious experiences, such as perspectives, feelings, beliefs, and desires, or who (consciously) acts upon or wields power over some other entity (an object).
Example: SUBJECT-based learning theories Present an individualistic learning concept, where learning is seen from the perspective of the SUBJECT, while objective contexts (demands, stimuli, etc.) are completely excluded.
fr: Sujet
Syllogism
noun
An instance of a form of reasoning in which a conclusion is drawn (whether validly or not) from two given or assumed propositions (premises), each of which shares a term with the conclusion, and shares a common or middle term not present in the conclusion,
Example: Although you must have a true conclusion coming from true premises for a valid argument, you can also encounter true conclusions from false premises: This is still a valid form of SYLLOGISM, even with the false premises.
fr: Syllogisme
Work
noun
work is a belief that work and diligence have a moral benefit and an inherent ability, virtue or value to strengthen character and individual abilities.
Example: It is essential that everyone understands each other so the business can WORK as a unit.
