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hedonism collapse: an ethical system that evaluates the pursuit of pleasure as the highest good; the pursuit of pleasure as a matter of ethical principle

golden rule collapse: a command based on Jesus' words in the Sermon on the Mount; "Whatsoever ye would that men do unto you, do you even so unto them" (Matthew 7:12); any important rule; "the golden rule of teaching is to be clear"

Stoicism collapse: an indifference to pleasure or pain; (philosophy) the philosophical system of the Stoics following the teachings of the ancient Greek philosopher Zeno

empiricism collapse: the application of empirical methods in any art or science; (philosophy) the doctrine that knowledge derives from experience

casuistry collapse: moral philosophy based on the application of general ethical principles to resolve moral dilemmas; argumentation that is specious or excessively subtle and intended to be misleading

norm collapse: a standard or model or pattern regarded as typical; "the current middle-class norm of two children per family"

ethos collapse: (anthropology) the distinctive spirit of a culture or an era; "the Greek ethos"

code collapse: a coding system used for transmitting messages requiring brevity or secrecy; (computer science) the symbolic arrangement of data or instructions in a computer program or the set of such instructions; a set of rules or principles or laws (especially written ones); attach a code to; "Code the pieces with numbers so that you can identify them later"

humanitarianism collapse: the doctrine that people's duty is to promote human welfare

believer collapse: a person who has religious faith; a supporter who accepts something as true

theist collapse: one who believes in the existence of a god or gods; of or relating to theism

beneficence collapse: the quality of being kind or helpful or generous; doing good; feeling beneficent

proselyte collapse: a new convert; especially a gentile converted to Judaism

altruism collapse: the quality of unselfish concern for the welfare of others

neophyte collapse: a plant that is found in an area where it had not been recorded previously

catechumen collapse: a new convert being taught the principles of Christianity by a catechist

phenomenology collapse: a philosophical doctrine proposed by Edmund Husserl based on the study of human experience in which considerations of objective reality are not taken into account

ontology collapse: the metaphysical study of the nature of being and existence

zealot collapse: a member of an ancient Jewish sect in Judea in the first century who fought to the death against the Romans and who killed or persecuted Jews who collaborated with the Romans

standard collapse: any distinctive flag; an upright pole or beam (especially one used as a support); "distance was marked by standards every mile"; "lamps supported on standards provided illumination"; a basis for comparison; a reference point against which other things can be evaluated; "the schools comply with federal standards"; "they set the measure for all subsequent work"; the value behind the money in a monetary system; a board measure = 1980 board feet; commonly used or supplied; "standard procedure"; "standard car equipment"; regularly and widely used or sold; "a standard size"; "a stock item"; established or widely recognized as a model of authority or excellence; "a standard reference work"; conforming to or constituting a standard of measurement or value; or of the usual or regularized or accepted kind; "windows of standard width"; "standard sizes"; "the standard fixtures"; "standard brands"; "standard operating procedure"; conforming to the established language usage of educated native speakers; "standard English" (American); "received standard English is sometimes called the King's English" (British)

aesthetics collapse: (art) the branch of philosophy dealing with beauty and taste (emphasizing the evaluative criteria that are applied to art); "traditional aesthetics assumed the existence of universal and timeless criteria of artistic value"

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