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111Queer theory — is a field of Gender Studies that emerged in the early 1990s out of the fields of gay and lesbian studies and feminist studies. Heavily influenced by the work of Michel Foucault, queer theory builds both upon feminist challenges to the idea that… …
112Frithjof Schuon — Infobox Person name = Frithjof Schuon dead = dead birth date = birth date|1907|6|18|mf=y birth place = Basel, Switzerland death date = Death date and age|1998|05|05|1907|06|18 death place = Bloomington, Indiana, U.S..Frithjof Schuon, (June 18,… …
113Pathology — The study of disease. Pathology has been defined as “that branch of medicine which treats of the essential nature of disease.” The word “pathology” comes from the Greek words “pathos” meaning “disease” and “logos” meaning “a treatise” = a… …
114KROCHMAL, NACHMAN — (ReNaK; 1785–1840), philosopher, historian, one of the founders of the science of Judaism (wissenschaft des judentums ), and a leader of the haskalah movement in Eastern Europe. Krochmal was born in the town of Brody, Galicia. His father Shalom… …
115History of physics — The modern discipline of physics emerged in the 17th century following in traditions of inquiry established by Galileo Galilei, René Descartes, Isaac Newton, and other natural philosophers.Fact|date=September 2008 Prior to this time, a unified… …
116Progress (philosophy) — Historical progress has been a main object of philosophy of history. However, in particular following the Holocaust, the idea and possibility of social progress, which was a main idea of the Enlightenment philosophy, has been more and more put to …
117Image of God — Imago Dei redirects here. For the liberal arts college, see Imago Dei College. The Image of God (Hebrew: צֶלֶם אֱלֹהִים; tzelem elohim, lit. image of God , often appearing in Latin as Imago Dei) is a concept and theological doctrine within the… …
118Pessimism — • Term applied in popular language to persons who habitually take a melancholy view of life; or in philosophy, to a system that attempts to account for the presence of evil in the world. Catholic Encyclopedia. Kevin Knight. 2006. Pessimism …
119Friedrich Daniel Ernst Schleiermacher — (pronounced|ˈʃlaɪɐmaxɐ) (November 21, 1768 ndash; February 12, 1834) was a German theologian and philosopher known for his impressive attempt to reconcile the criticisms of the Enlightenment with traditional Protestant orthodoxy. He was also… …
120Tathagatagarbha doctrine — In Mahayana and Tantric Buddhism, the Tathāgatagarbha (如來藏) doctrine (often essentially the same as the Buddha nature concept) teaches that each sentient being contains the intrinsic, effulgent Buddhic element or indwelling potency for becoming a …
