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...sophical ethics]], and refers to the study of natural objects from their [[aesthetics|aesthetical]] perspective. ...interestedness, the pictures, and the introduction of the idea of positive aesthetics.<ref name=Carlson2012> ...

...eteenth-Century Political Discourse"], in: Contributions to the History of Concepts 9, Nr. 1 (2014), 24-49.</ref> The term is usually associated with [[Georg W ...itgeist'' "spirit of the epoch" and ''Nationalgeist'' "spirit of a nation" in L. Meister, ''Eine kurze Geschichte der Menschenrechte'' (1789). ...

...arity in academia, popularized by editors Constance Penley and Andrew Ross in a book of essays bearing that title.<ref>{{Cite book|title=Technoculture|fi ...ural studies beginning with the creation of a graduate certificate program in "Science Fiction and Technoculture Studies."<ref>{{cite web|last=UCTV|title ...

{{Short description|Theory in science and technology studies}} ...cannot be understood without understanding how that technology is embedded in its social context. SCOT is a response to [[technological determinism]] and ...

...m]] in psychology and [[Functionalism (philosophy of mind)|functionalism]] in philosophy (Horst, 2011). ...ented in a combination of differently activated nodes"(Goldstein, as cited in Sternberg, 2012). ...

...and memetic synthesis, with the intent of altering the behavior of others in society or humanity. In contrast, '''gutation''' is a term developed by Erik Buitenhuis and is: ...

{{Short description|Movements in various forms of art and design}} {{About|the concept in the arts}} ...

...onceptual Framework|the concept in computing|Conceptual schema|the concept in philosophy|Paradigm}} ...ize ideas. Strong conceptual frameworks capture something real and do this in a way that is easy to remember and apply. ...

{{short description|Set of distinct concepts or thought patterns}} ...titute legitimate contributions to a field. The word ''paradigm'' is Greek in origin, meaning "pattern", and is used to illustrate similar occurrences. ...

...condary values are suitable for changes. What makes an action valuable may in turn depend on the ethical values of the objects it increases, decreases, o ...logy|ideological]] (religious, political) values, [[social]] values, and [[aesthetics|aesthetic]] values. It is debated whether some values that are not clearly ...

...rly 1990s that helped to further develop Afrocentricity, which is based on concepts of agency, centeredness, location, and orientation.<ref name="Asante VIII" ...}}</ref><ref name="Conyers III" /> Africologists seek to ground their work in the perspective and culture common to African peoples, and center African p ...

...e=Nietzsche, Epistemology, and Philosophy of Science|series=Boston Studies in the Philosophy of Science|volume=204|pages=109–122|publisher=Springer|locat ...[[Platonism|Platonic]] notions in which objective truth is seen to reside in a wholly non-perspectival domain.<ref name=SEP/> Despite this, perspectivis ...

...ause a block is only placed every 10 years, it is expected to be completed in [[4th millennium|3183]].]] ...nidirectional progression is a distinctly Occidental point of view.)</ref> In [[special relativity]], the future is considered [[absolute future]], or th ...

{{Short description|Theory in social science}} ..." Ting-Toomey" /> as a universal phenomenon that pervades across cultures. In conflicts, one's face is threatened; and thus the person tends to save or r ...

...lumbia 6 by David Shankbone.jpg|thumb|Two men argue at a political protest in [[New York City]].]] ...sion]]. It studies rules of [[inference]], [[logic]], and procedural rules in both [[Artificial intelligence|artificial]] and real-world settings.<ref>{{ ...

{{Short description|Sound practical judgement in everyday matters}} ...a basic ability to [[Perception|perceive]], [[Nous|understand]], and judge in a manner that is shared by (i.e., "common to") nearly all people.<ref>"[htt ...

...ples of transhumanism as a [[futurist]] philosophy in 1990, and organizing in [[California]] a [[school of thought]] that has since grown into the worldw In 2017, [[Penn State University Press]], in cooperation with philosopher [[Stefan Lorenz Sorgner]] and sociologist [[Ja ...

...of the [[Ecosphere (planetary)|ecosphere]] or the [[universe]] as a whole. In this general sense nature refers to the [[Scientific law|laws]], elements a ...etymology of the word "physical" shows its use as a synonym for "natural" in about the mid-15th century: {{OEtymD|physical|access-date=September 20, 200 ...

...=PA2 2] |quote=Enhanced with reason, cognition can secure better knowledge in all domains and adjust action to novel and ambitious goals, or so the story ...author-link=Emmanuel Chukwudi Eze |date=2008 |title=On Reason: Rationality in a World of Cultural Conflict and Racism |location=Durham, NC |publisher=[[D ...

...tic study of [[semiosis|sign processes]] and the communication of meaning. In semiotics, a [[Sign (semiotics)|sign]] is defined as anything that communic ...predictions about, and adapt to, their semiotic [[ecological niche|niche]] in the world. ...