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explanations — ex·pla·na·tion || ‚eksplÉ™ neɪʃn n. interpretation, something that explains or clarifies, description … English contemporary dictionary
Philosophical Explanations — is a wide ranging metaphysical, epistemological, and ethical treatise written by Robert Nozick and published in 1981. The Parthenon Model and non coercive philosophy Nozick makes a case for a Parthenon model of philosophical ambition rather than… … Wikipedia
Mechanical explanations of gravitation — (or kinetic theories of gravitation) are attempts to explain the action of gravity by aid of basic mechanical processes, such as pressure forces caused by pushes, and without the use of any action at a distance. These theories were developed from … Wikipedia
Diagrams and explanations of the wonderful machines of the Far West — Left image: a description of a windlass well, in Agostino Ramelli, 1588. Right image: Description of a windl … Wikipedia
Medical explanations of bewitchment — Medical explanations of bewitchment, especially as exhibited during the Salem witch trials but in other witch hunts as well, have emerged because it is not widely believed today that symptoms of those claiming affliction were actually caused by… … Wikipedia
List of books on non-evolutionary explanations for the diversity of life — This is a list of books that deal with non evolutionary explanations for the diversity of life. A separate page contains a list of popular science books on evolution. NOTOC A B Michael J. Behe Darwin s Black Box: The Biochemical Challenge to… … Wikipedia
social order — Explanations of social order, of how and why societies cohere, are the central concern of sociology . The ‘Hobbesian problem of order’, for example, preoccupied those classical sociologists faced directly with the apparent consequences of… … Dictionary of sociology
Democratic peace theory — (or liberal democratic theory[1] or simply the democratic peace ) is the theory that democracies, for some appropriate definition of democracy, rarely, or even never, go to war with one another. Some have preferred the term inter democracy… … Wikipedia
Hasidic philosophy — This article is about Hasidic philosophy. For an overview of the Hasidic movement, see Hasidic Judaism. Hasidus called the Torah of the Baal Shem Tov and his Wellsprings , after his account in a letter to Gershon of Kitov about the elevation of… … Wikipedia
Intelligent design — This article is about intelligent design as promulgated by the Discovery Institute. For other uses, see Intelligent design (disambiguation). For the philosophical argument from design , see Teleological argument … Wikipedia
