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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

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

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

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"

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

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"

cosmology collapse: the branch of astrophysics that studies the origin and evolution and structure of the universe; the metaphysical study of the origin and nature of the universe

conscience collapse: conformity to one's own sense of right conduct; "a person of unflagging conscience"; a feeling of shame when you do something immoral; "he has no conscience about his cruelty"; motivation deriving logically from ethical or moral principles that govern a person's thoughts and actions

allegiance collapse: the loyalty that citizens owe to their country (or subjects to their sovereign)

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)

logic collapse: reasoned and reasonable judgment; "it made a certain kind of logic"; a system of reasoning; the principles that guide reasoning within a given field or situation; "economic logic requires it"; "by the logic of war"; the system of operations performed by a computer that underlies the machine's representation of logical operations; the branch of philosophy that analyzes inference

deference collapse: a courteous expression (by word or deed) of esteem or regard; "his deference to her wishes was very flattering"; "be sure to give my respects to the dean"; courteous regard for people's feelings; "in deference to your wishes"; "out of respect for his privacy"

atomism collapse: (chemistry) any theory in which all matter is composed of tiny discrete finite indivisible indestructible particles; "the ancient Greek philosophers Democritus and Epicurus held atomic theories of the universe"; (psychology) a theory that reduces all mental phenomena to simple elements (sensations and feelings) that form complex ideas by association

must collapse: grape juice before or during fermentation; a necessary or essential thing; "seat belts are an absolute must"

morality collapse: concern with the distinction between good and evil or right and wrong; right or good conduct

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