Anticipatory notion
1preconception — n. Anticipatory notion, anticipation, conception previous to the fact, prejudiced view, prejudice …
2ahead of — This prepositional phrase has been in use since the 18c in the physical sense ‘in front of’ and from the following century in the figurative sense ‘better than, superior to (in quality, performance, etc)’. Its meaning in relation to time dates… …
3Hermeneutics — Gadamer and Ricoeur G.B.Madison THE HISTORICAL BACKGROUND: ROMANTIC HERMENEUTICS Although the term ‘hermeneutics’ (hermeneutica) is, in its current usage, of early modern origin,1 the practice it refers to is as old as western civilization itself …
4Robert Rosen — See also arts and entertainment celebrity producer writer performer: Robert M. Rosen, Robert Ozn Robert Rosen (27 June, 1934, 28 December, 1998, Rochester, New York) was an American theoretical biologist and professor of Biophysics at Dalhousie… …
5Fractal time — There are a number of definitions of the notion of fractal time. The term was first mentioned by Benoît Mandelbrot [Mandelbrot, B. B. (1982): The Fractal Geometry of Nature . W.H. Freeman, San Francisco.] , who used it to refer to statistically… …
6thought — thought1 /thawt/, n. 1. the product of mental activity; that which one thinks: a body of thought. 2. a single act or product of thinking; idea or notion: to collect one s thoughts. 3. the act or process of thinking; mental activity: Thought as… …
7biblical literature — Introduction four bodies of written works: the Old Testament writings according to the Hebrew canon; intertestamental works, including the Old Testament Apocrypha; the New Testament writings; and the New Testament Apocrypha. The Old… …
8international relations — a branch of political science dealing with the relations between nations. [1970 75] * * * Study of the relations of states with each other and with international organizations and certain subnational entities (e.g., bureaucracies and political… …
9Existence (Philosophy of) 1 — Philosophy of existence 1 Heidegger Jacques Taminiaux At the very outset and up to the end, the long philosophical journey of Martin Heidegger (1889–1976) remained oriented by a single question, the question of Being, the Seinsfrage. This does… …
10Deliberative democracy — Part of the Politics series Democracy History · Vari …
