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positivism collapse: the form of empiricism that bases all knowledge on perceptual experience (not on intuition or revelation)

rationalism collapse: the doctrine that reason is the right basis for regulating conduct; (philosophy) the doctrine that knowledge is acquired by reason without resort to experience; the theological doctrine that human reason rather than divine revelation establishes religious truth

cult collapse: a system of religious beliefs and rituals; "devoted to the cultus of the Blessed Virgin"; adherents of an exclusive system of religious beliefs and practices

catechism collapse: an elementary book summarizing the principles of a Christian religion; written as questions and answers; a series of question put to an individual (such as a political candidate) to elicit their views

behaviorism collapse: an approach to psychology that emphasizes observable measurable behavior

Marxism collapse: the economic and political theories of Karl Marx and Friedrich Engels that hold that human actions and institutions are economically determined and that class struggle is needed to create historical change and that capitalism will ultimately be superseded by communism

materialism collapse: (philosophy) the philosophical theory that matter is the only reality; a desire for wealth and material possessions with little interest in ethical or spiritual matters

naturalism collapse: (philosophy) the doctrine that the world can be understood in scientific terms without recourse to spiritual or supernatural explanations; an artistic movement in 19th century France; artists and writers strove for detailed realistic and factual description

animalism collapse: preoccupation with satisfaction of physical drives and appetites; the doctrine that human beings are purely animal in nature and lacking a spiritual nature

school collapse: a building where young people receive education; "the school was built in 1932"; "he walked to school every morning"; the process of being formally educated at a school; "what will you do when you finish school?"; a large group of fish; "a school of small glittering fish swam by"; a body of creative artists or writers or thinkers linked by a similar style or by similar teachers; "the Venetian school of painting"; an educational institution; "the school was founded in 1900"; an educational institution's faculty and students; "the school keeps parents informed"; "the whole school turned out for the game"; the period of instruction in a school; the time period when schools is in session; "stay after school"; "he didn't miss a single day of school"; "when the school day was done we would walk home together"; swim in or form a large group of fish; "A cluster of schooling fish was attracted to the bait"; educate in or as if in a school; "The children are schooled at great cost to their parents in private institutions"

realism collapse: the attribute of accepting the facts of life and favoring practicality and literal truth; (philosophy) the philosophical doctrine that physical objects continue to exist when not perceived

pragmatism collapse: (philosophy) the doctrine that practical consequences are the criteria of knowledge and meaning and value

secularism collapse: a doctrine that rejects religion and religious considerations

religion collapse: a strong belief in a supernatural power or powers that control human destiny; "he lost his faith but not his morality"; an institution to express belief in a divine power; "he was raised in the Baptist religion"; "a member of his own faith contradicted him"

philosophy collapse: any personal belief about how to live or how to deal with a situation; "self-indulgence was his only philosophy"; "my father's philosophy of child-rearing was to let mother do it"; the rational investigation of questions about existence and knowledge and ethics

composure collapse: steadiness of mind under stress; "he accepted their problems with composure and she with equanimity"

gospel collapse: a doctrine that is believed to be of great importance; "Newton's writings were gospel for those who followed"; the four books in the New Testament (Matthew, Mark, Luke, and John) that tell the story of Christ's life and teachings; an unquestionable truth; "his word was gospel"; folk music consisting of a genre of a cappella music originating with Black slaves in the United States and featuring call and response; influential on the development of other genres of popular music (especially soul)

psychological warfare collapse: the use of psychological tactics to destroy the opponents' morale

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

thinking collapse: the process of using your mind to consider something carefully; "thinking always made him frown"; "she paused for thought"

calmness collapse: a feeling of calm; an absence of agitation or excitement; an absence of strong winds or rain

government collapse: the act of governing; exercising authority; "regulations for the governing of state prisons"; "he had considerable experience of government"; (government) the system or form by which a community or other political unit is governed; "tyrannical government"; the organization that is the governing authority of a political unit; "the government reduced taxes"; "the matter was referred to higher authorities"

induction collapse: the act of bringing about something (especially at an early time); "the induction of an anesthetic state"; an electrical phenomenon whereby an electromotive force (EMF) is generated in a closed circuit by a change in the flow of current

identity collapse: the distinct personality of an individual regarded as a persisting entity; "you can lose your identity when you join the army"; exact sameness; "they shared an identity of interests"; the individual characteristics by which a thing or person is recognized or known; "geneticists only recently discovered the identity of the gene that causes it"; "it was too dark to determine his identity"; "she guessed the identity of his lover"; an operator that leaves unchanged the element on which it operates; "the identity under numerical multiplication is 1"

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