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Identity (social science) — Identity is an umbrella term used throughout the social sciences to describe an individual s comprehension of him or herself as a discrete, separate entity. This term, though generic, can be further specified by the disciplines of psychology and… … Wikipedia
Identity formation — is the process of the development of the distinct personality of an individual regarded as a persisting entity (known as personal continuity) in a particular stage of life in which individual characteristics are possessed by which a person is… … Wikipedia
Identity (philosophy) — In philosophy, identity, from Latin: identitas (“sameness”), is the relation each thing bears just to itself. [1] According to Leibniz s law two things sharing every attribute are not only similar, but are the same thing. The concept of sameness… … Wikipedia
qualitative — adjective a) of descriptions or distinctions based on some quality rather than on some quantity b) of a form of analysis that yields the identity of a compound See Also: quality … Wiktionary
QUALITATIVE ANALYSIS — Qualititative cultural analysis has dominated work on the Etruscans, concentrating on the study of art and language, elements that define the difference and identity of the Etruscans. More modern explicit theory is also starting to be employed … Historical Dictionary of the Etruscans
qualitative analysis — qual′itative anal′ysis n. chem. the analysis of a substance in order to ascertain the identity of its chemical constituents • Etymology: 1835–45 … From formal English to slang
Place identity — refers to a cluster of ideas about place and identity in the fields of geography, urban planning, urban design, landscape architecture, environmental psychology, and urban sociology/ecoological sociology. It concerns the meaning and significance… … Wikipedia
List of philosophy topics (I-Q) — II and thou I Ching I Ching I proposition I Thou I Thou relationshipIaIamblichus (philosopher)IbYahya Ibn Adi Yahya Ibn Adi Ibn al Arabi Muhyi al Din Ibn al Arabi Abu Bakr Ibn Bajja Abu Bakr Ibn Bājja Abu Bakr Muhammad Ibn Yahya Ibn as Say igh… … Wikipedia
Ship of Theseus — Philosophy ( … Wikipedia
analysis — /euh nal euh sis/, n., pl. analyses / seez /. 1. the separating of any material or abstract entity into its constituent elements (opposed to synthesis). 2. this process as a method of studying the nature of something or of determining its… … Universalium
