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• 09:17, 19 February 2023 Bacchus talk contribs created page Heaven (Created page with "'''heaven''' ''noun'' #The universe as seen from the earth; the firmament. #The abode of God, the angels, and the souls of those who are granted salvation. #An eternal state of communion with God; everlasting bliss. Category:Definitions Category:Religion")
• 09:14, 19 February 2023 Bacchus talk contribs created page Beatification (Created page with "'''beatification''' ''noun'' #The act of beatifying or of rendering or pronouncing happy; the state of being blessed; blessedness. #In the Roman Catholic Church, the act by which a deceased person is declared to be beatified, or one of the blessed, and therefore a proper subject of a certain degree or kind of public religious honor. #The act of beatifying, or the state of being beatified; esp., in the Roman Catholic Church, the act or process of ascertaining and...")
• 09:10, 19 February 2023 Bacchus talk contribs created page Canonization (Created page with "'''canonization''' ''noun'' #In the Roman Catholic Church, the act of enrolling a beatified person among the saints. See beatification. #The final process or decree (following beatifacation) by which the name of a deceased person is placed in the catalogue (canon) of saints and commended to perpetual veneration and invocation. #The state of being canonized or sainted. Category:Definitions Category:Religion")
• 09:07, 19 February 2023 Bacchus talk contribs created page Saint (Created page with "'''saint''' ''noun'' #A holy person recognized as having performed miracles, via canonization, as being entitled to public veneration and capable of interceding for people on earth. #A very holy person who has died and gone to heaven. #A member certain Christian churches, especially a Latter-Day Saints. Category:Definitions Category:Religion")
• 09:01, 19 February 2023 Bacchus talk contribs created page Samarasa (Created page with "'''Samarasa''' implies the joy and happiness with perfect equanimity and tranquility, maintained after samadhi has finished, and continues in the waking or conscious state. In this sense, it is a form of permanent ecstasy and contemplation which the saint maintains at all times. Category:Definitions Category:Religion")
• 08:57, 19 February 2023 Bacchus talk contribs created page Satori (Created page with "'''satori''' ''noun'' #A spiritual awakening sought in Zen Buddhism, often coming suddenly. #A sudden inexpressible feeling of inner understanding or enlightenment. #(In Zen Buddhism) a state of sudden spiritual enlightenment Category:Definitions Category:Religion")
• 08:50, 19 February 2023 Bacchus talk contribs created page Nirvana (Created page with "'''Nirvaṇa''' is a concept in Indian religions that represents the ultimate state of soteriological release, the liberation from duḥkha, suffering, and saṃsāra, the cycle of birth and rebirth. In Indian religions, nirvana is synonymous with moksha and mukti. All Indian religions assert it to be a state of perfect quietude, freedom, highest happiness as well as the liberation from attachment and worldly suffering and the ending of samsara, the round of exis...")
• 08:45, 19 February 2023 Bacchus talk contribs created page Sea of Beauty (Created page with "The '''Sea of Beauty''' is one of many analogies and similes employed to describe a high vision of reality. Some writers have employed this term upon having arrived at the most mature, the farthest, and the highest stages of the philosophical or mystical search. It is described variously as the Beatific Vision, enlightenment, nirvana, satori, Kensho, Bodhi, awareness, true knowledge, etc. Those who claim to have had such a high and final vision sometimes report...")
• 22:51, 18 February 2023 Bacchus talk contribs created page Self (Created page with "The philosophy of '''self''' is the study of wisdom as self at a conceptual level. Many different ideas on what constitutes self have been proposed, including the self being an activity, the self being independent of the senses, the bundle theory of the self, the self as a narrative center of gravity, and the self as a syntactic construct rather than an entity. The self is also an important concept in philosophy, including Buddhist philosophy. Category:Def...")
• 22:42, 18 February 2023 Bacchus talk contribs created page Self-realization (Created page with "'''self-realization''' ''noun'' #The development or fulfillment of one's potential. #In philosophy, the making, by an exertion of the will, that actual which lies dormant or in posse within the depths of the soul. #The fulfillment of ones own abilities or capacities. Category:Definitions Category:Philosophy")
• 18:17, 18 February 2023 Bacchus talk contribs created page Set (Created page with "A '''set''' is a philisophical (and mathematical) model for a collection of different things; a set contains elements or members, which can be mathematical objects of any kind: numbers, symbols, points in space, lines, other geometrical shapes, variables, ideas, theories, demographic groups, whole societies, or even other sets. The largest set being the universe itself. Category:Definitions Category:Philosophy Category:Science")
• 18:09, 18 February 2023 Bacchus talk contribs created page Shabda (Created page with "From Sanskrit, shabda means "sound" or "word," and Brahman means "Supreme Self" or "''Absolute of the Universe.''" Ancient scriptures centering on yogic philosophies state that sound and God are the same, and that every substance is made up of vibrations. Many yogis seek to connect with or employ Shabda Brahman through meditation and using mantras. Category:Definitions Category:Philosophy")
• 18:06, 18 February 2023 Bacchus talk contribs created page Shaktism (Created page with "'''Shaktism''' is one of several major Hindu denominations, wherein the metaphysical reality is considered metaphorically a woman and Shakti is regarded as the supreme godhead. Category:Definitions Category:Philosophy")
• 18:04, 18 February 2023 Bacchus talk contribs created page Shakti (Created page with "In Hinduism, especially Shaktism, Shakti is the primordial cosmic energy, female in aspect, and represents the dynamic forces that are thought to move through the universe. Category:Definitions Category:Philosophy")
• 18:02, 18 February 2023 Bacchus talk contribs created page Sunyata (Created page with "'''sunyata''' ''noun'' #Emptiness, in terms of a meditative state; an Eastern concept of a high meditative state of calm and freedom from distraction. #The cosmic void; in philosophy, an Eastern term for metaphysics of nothingness. Category:Definitions Category:Philosophy")
• 17:57, 18 February 2023 Bacchus talk contribs created page Slippery slope (Created page with "'''slippery slope''' ''noun'' (politics) #A tricky precarious situation, especially one that leads gradually but inexorably to disaster. #A chain of events that, once initiated, cannot be halted; especially one in which the final outcome is undesirable or precarious. #An argument that follows a chain of events or causes and effects to some conclusion. Category:Definitions Category:Politics")
• 17:53, 18 February 2023 Bacchus talk contribs created page Simulacrum (Created page with "'''simulacrum''' ''noun'' #In philosophy, n image or representation. #An unreal or vague semblance. #That which is formed in the likeness of any object; an image. Category:Definitions Category:Philosophy")
• 17:50, 18 February 2023 Bacchus talk contribs created page Simulated reality (Created page with "See: simulation hypothesis. Category:Definitions Category:Philosophy Category:Science")
• 17:48, 18 February 2023 Bacchus talk contribs created page Simulation hypothesis (Created page with "The '''simulation hypothesis''' proposes that all of our existence is a simulated reality, such as a computer simulation. The simulation hypothesis bears a close resemblance to various other skeptical scenarios from throughout the history of philosophy. The hypothesis was popularized in its current form by Nick Bostrom. The suggestion that such a hypothesis is compatible with all human perceptual experiences is thought to have significant epistemological...")
• 13:45, 18 February 2023 Bacchus talk contribs created page Sittlichkeit (Created page with "'''Sittlichkeit''' is the concept of "ethical life" or "ethical order" furthered by German philosopher Georg Wilhelm Friedrich Hegel. Category:Definitions Category:Philosophy")
• 13:43, 18 February 2023 Bacchus talk contribs created page Constitution (Created page with "A '''constitution''' is the basic principles and laws of a nation, state, or social group that determine the powers and duties of the government and guarantee certain rights to the people in it. a written instrument embodying the rules of a political or social organization. Category:Definitions Category:Politics")
• 13:15, 18 February 2023 Bacchus talk contribs created page Social contract (Created page with "In Marxism, a '''social contract''', is a political philosophy,a hypothetical compact, or imaginary agreement, between the ruled or between the ruled and their rulers, defining the rights and duties of each, supeceding a constitution. In primeval times, according to the theory, individuals were born into an anarchic state of nature, which was happy or unhappy according to the particular version of the theory. Marxists will use these imaginary social contr...")
• 13:05, 18 February 2023 Bacchus talk contribs created page Soku hi (Created page with "'''Soku-hi''' (Japanese: 即非) means ''"is and is not"''.The term is primarily used by the representatives of the ''Kyoto School of Eastern philosophy''. The logic of soku-hi or "is and is not" represents a balanced logic of symbolization reflecting sensitivity to the mutual determination of universality and particularity in nature, and a corresponding emphasis on nonattachment to linguistic predicates Category:Definitions Category:Philosophy")
• 13:02, 18 February 2023 Bacchus talk contribs created page Sortal (Created page with "'''Sortal''' is a concept used by some philosophers in discussing issues of identity, persistence, and change. Sortal terms are considered a species of general term that are classified within the grammatical category of common or count nouns or count noun phrases. This is based on the claim that a perceptual link allows perceptual demonstrative thought if it enables sortal classification. Category:Definitions Category:Philosophy")
• 10:18, 18 February 2023 Bacchus talk contribs created page Techne (Created page with "In ancient Greek style philosophy, '''techne'' is a philosophical concept that refers to making or doing, Technē is similar to the concept of epistēmē in the implication of knowledge of principles. However, Aristotle distinguishes clearly between the two, and even Plato seems to draw a distinction between them in some of his dialogues. Richard Parry writes that Aristotle believed techne aims for good and forms an end, which could be the activity it...")
• 10:13, 18 February 2023 Bacchus talk contribs created page Speculative reason (Created page with "In philosophy, '''Speculative reason''', sometimes called ''theoretical reason'' or ''pure reason'', is theoretical thought, as opposed to practical thought. The distinction between the two goes at least as far back as the ancient Greek philosophers, such as Plato and Aristotle, who distinguished between theory and practice , as well as techne. Category:Definitions Category:Philosophy")
• 10:06, 18 February 2023 Bacchus talk contribs deleted page Hypothesis (Deleted to make way for move from "Hypotheses")
• 10:06, 18 February 2023 Bacchus talk contribs moved page Hypotheses to Hypothesis
• 10:04, 18 February 2023 Bacchus talk contribs created page Hypothetical (Redirected page to Hypotheses) Tag: New redirect
• 10:03, 18 February 2023 Bacchus talk contribs created page Theories (Redirected page to Theory) Tag: New redirect
• 10:03, 18 February 2023 Bacchus talk contribs created page Societies (Redirected page to Society) Tag: New redirect
• 10:02, 18 February 2023 Bacchus talk contribs created page State of nature (Created page with "The '''state of nature''', in moral and political philosophy, religion, social contract theories and international law, is the hypothetical life of people before societies came into existence. Category:Definitions Category:Philosophy Category:Science")
• 09:57, 18 February 2023 Bacchus talk contribs created page Style (Created page with "In Philosophy, '''style''' is a way of communicating in which certain forms are utilized as tools of meaning, clarity, and symbolism. Category:Definitions Category:Philosophy")
• 09:54, 18 February 2023 Bacchus talk contribs created page Philosophers (Redirected page to Philosophy) Tag: New redirect
• 09:53, 18 February 2023 Bacchus talk contribs created page Sub specie aeternitatis (Created page with "The phrase “'''sub specie aeternitatis'''” has been coined by Spinoza, but the idea can be traced back to Plato, who writes in the Republic that “the contemplation of all time and all being” (''kai theōria pantos men chronou pasēs de ousias'') can help philosophers to lose their fear of death (Plato 1991, p. 165; 486a). Our present understanding of this perspective—which I will henceforth denote as SSA—has been largely shaped by Thomas Nagel’s...")
• 16:50, 17 February 2023 Bacchus talk contribs created page Nature (Created page with "'''Nature''', in the broadest sense, is the physical world or universe. "Nature" can refer to the phenomena of the physical world, and also to life in general. The study of nature is a large, if not the only, part of science. Although humans are part of nature, human activity is often understood as a separate category from other natural phenomena. The word nature is borrowed from the Old French nature and is derived from the Latin word natura, or "essential quali...")
• 16:44, 17 February 2023 Bacchus talk contribs created page Subject (Created page with "In philosophy, a subject is a being who has a unique consciousness and/or unique personal experiences, or an entity that has a relationship with another entity that exists outside itself. A subject is an observer and an object is a thing observed. This concept is especially important in Continental philosophy, where 'the subject' is a central term in debates over the nature of the self. The nature of the subject is also central in debates over the nature of s...")
• 10:42, 17 February 2023 Bacchus talk contribs created page Spirituality (Created page with "'''spirituality''' ''noun'' #A belief in God. #The state, quality, or fact of being spiritual. #A religious belief or manner of pursuing a religious life. The clergy. #Something, such as property or revenue, that belongs to the church or to a cleric. #Spiritual nature or character; immateriality; incorporeality. #Spiritual tendency or aspirations; freedom from worldliness and from attachment to the things of time and sense; spiritual tone; desire for spiritual g...")
• 10:35, 17 February 2023 Bacchus talk contribs created page Morals (Redirected page to Morality) Tag: New redirect
• 10:34, 17 February 2023 Bacchus talk contribs created page Morality (Created page with "'''morality''' ''noun'' #The quality of being in accord with standards of right or good conduct. #A system or collection of ideas of right and wrong conduct. #Virtuous conduct. Category:Definitions Category:Philosophy")
• 10:30, 17 February 2023 Bacchus talk contribs created page Spiritual (Redirected page to Spirituality) Tag: New redirect
• 10:29, 17 February 2023 Bacchus talk contribs created page Metaphysical (Redirected page to Metaphysics) Tag: New redirect
• 10:28, 17 February 2023 Bacchus talk contribs created page Moral (Redirected page to Morality) Tag: New redirect
• 10:27, 17 February 2023 Bacchus talk contribs created page Sublime (Created page with "The '''sublime''' is the quality of greatness, whether physical, moral, intellectual, metaphysical, aesthetic, spiritual, or artistic. The term especially refers to a greatness beyond all possibility of calculation, measurement, or imitation. Since its first application in the field of rhetoric and drama in ancient Greece it became an important concept not just in philosophical aesthetics but also in literary theory and art history. Category:De...")
• 10:20, 17 February 2023 Bacchus talk contribs created page Perception (Created page with "'''perception''' ''noun'' #In philosophy the process of perceiving something with the senses. #An instance of this. #Scientifically, the process or state of being aware of something. Category:Definitions Category:Philosophy Category:Science")
• 10:17, 17 February 2023 Bacchus talk contribs created page Substantial form (Created page with "'''Substantial form''' is an Aristotleian innovation designed to solve three problems. The first is how physical things can exist as certain types of intelligible things, e.g., Rover and Fido are both dogs because they have the same type of immaterial substantial form. It is the immaterial substantial form that makes the physical thing intelligible as a particular kind of thing. The second problem is how the activities of physical things can [[trancendence|transcend]...")
• 10:12, 17 February 2023 Bacchus talk contribs created page Substitution (Created page with "'''Substitution''' is a fundamental concept in logic. A substitution is a syntactic transformation on formal expressions. To apply a substitution to an expression means to consistently replace its variable, or placeholder, symbols by other expressions. The resulting expression is called a substitution instance, or instance for short, of the original expression. Category:Definitions Category:Philosophy Category:Science")
• 10:08, 17 February 2023 Bacchus talk contribs created page Suffering (Created page with "'''suffering''' ''noun'' #The condition of one who suffers; the bearing of pain or distress. #In medical science, an instance of pain or distress. #The bearing of pain, inconvenience, or loss; also, pain endured; distress, loss, or injury incurred. Category:Definitions Category:Science")
• 10:04, 17 February 2023 Bacchus talk contribs created page Supermind (Created page with "'''supermind''' ''noun'' According to the philosophy of Sri Aurobindo, the infiniteunitarytruth-consciousness or truth-idea simultaneously transcendent and immanent to planes of matter, life, and mind. Category:Definitions Category:Philosophy")
• 10:01, 17 February 2023 Bacchus talk contribs created page Superrationality (Created page with "In fascist economics and game theory, a participant is considered to have '''superrationality''' if they have perfect rationality but assume that all other players are superrational too and that a superrational individual will always come up with the same strategy as any other superrational thinker when facing the same problem. Category:Definitions Category:Science")