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111La Vertu d'égoïsme — (The Virtue of Selfishness: A New Concept of Egoism)[1] est un recueil d essais publié par la philosophe américaine Ayn Rand et par Nathaniel Branden. Ils avaient été généralement déjà publiés dans The Objectivist Newsletter, une lettre de… …
112Éthique conséquentialiste — Conséquentialisme Le conséquentialisme fait partie des éthiques téléologiques et constitue l ensemble des théories morales qui soutiennent que ce sont les conséquences d une action donnée qui doivent constituer la base de tout jugement moral de… …
113criminology — criminological /krim euh nl oj i keuhl/, criminologic, adj. criminologically, adv. criminologist, n. /krim euh nol euh jee/, n. the study of crime and criminals: a branch of sociology. [1855 60; < L crimin (s. of crimen; see CRIME) + O + LOGY] *… …
114ethics — /eth iks/, n.pl. 1. (used with a sing. or pl. v.) a system of moral principles: the ethics of a culture. 2. the rules of conduct recognized in respect to a particular class of human actions or a particular group, culture, etc.: medical ethics;… …
115individualism — /in deuh vij ooh euh liz euhm/, n. 1. a social theory advocating the liberty, rights, or independent action of the individual. 2. the principle or habit of or belief in independent thought or action. 3. the pursuit of individual rather than… …
116literature — /lit euhr euh cheuhr, choor , li treuh /, n. 1. writings in which expression and form, in connection with ideas of permanent and universal interest, are characteristic or essential features, as poetry, novels, history, biography, and essays. 2.… …
117Spain — /spayn/, n. a kingdom in SW Europe. Including the Balearic and Canary islands, 39,244,195; 194,988 sq. mi. (505,019 sq. km). Cap.: Madrid. Spanish, España. * * * Spain Introduction Spain Background: Spain s powerful world empire of the 16th and… …
118Rand, Ayn — orig. Alice Rosenbaum or Alissa Rosenbaum born Feb. 2, 1905, St. Petersburg, Russia died March 6, 1982, New York, N.Y., U.S. Russian born U.S. writer. She immigrated to the U.S. in 1926 after graduating from the University of Petrograd and worked …
119Hellman, Lillian — ▪ American playwright born June 20, 1905, New Orleans, La., U.S. died June 30, 1984, Vineyard Haven, Martha s Vineyard, Mass. American playwright and motion picture screenwriter whose dramas forcefully attacked injustice, exploitation, and… …
120Warren G. Harding: Inaugural Address — ▪ Primary Source Friday, March 4, 1921 When one surveys the world about him after the great storm, noting the marks of destruction and yet rejoicing in the ruggedness of the things which withstood it, if he is an American he breathes… …
