of or relating to the branch of metaphysics dealing with the nature of being, reality, or ultimate substance. A particular theory about being or reality
ontological
100
an ethical theory that treats self-interest as the foundation of morality
Egoism
100
epitomizes
Serve as a typical example of; typify
100
an intimate and genetically determined affinity of human beings with the natural world
biophilia
200
The process by which a theory, lesson, or skill is enacted, embodied, or realized
Praxis
200
A doctrine that events are fixed in advance so that human beings are powerless to change them; a belief in or attitude determined by this doctrine
Fatalism
200
involving or causing a complete or dramatic change
revolutionary
200
the beginning of a distinctive period in the history of someone or something
Epoch
200
the political concept that the citizen should be totally subject to an absolute state authority
totalitarianism
300
having a harmful effect, especially in a gradual or subtle way
pernicious
300
division into two mutually exclusive, opposed, or contradictory groups
dichotomy
300
concerned with or acting through opposing forces
Dialectical
300
The performance of actions without conscious thought or intention.
automatism
300
of or involving dispute; controversial
polemic
400
The branch of philosophy dealing with the nature of value and the types of value, as in morals, aesthetics, religion and metaphysics
Axiology
400
an abnormal attraction, especially erotic, to corpses
necrophily
400
to remove the political aspect from; remove from political influence or control
Depolitization
400
the theory that the self can be aware of nothing but its own experiences and states. The theory that nothing is real but the self.
Solipsism
400
to anticipate and prevent or eliminate (difficulties, disadvantages, etc.) by effective measures; render unnecessary
obviate
500
reason for being; justification for existence
Raison d’être
500
learning to perceive social, political, and economic contradictions, and to take action against the oppressive elements of reality.
Conscientizaҫão
500
A priori
from cause to effect or from a generalization to particular instances; deductive or deductively. Based on theory, logic, fixed rules or forms, etc. instead of on experience or experiment.
500
Epistemology
the study or a theory of the nature and grounds of knowledge especially with reference to its limits and validity
500
describing a procedure or theory that reduces complex data and phenomena to simple terms